ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Football Federation has finalised arrangements for the U20 boys, Flying Eagles to sharpen their skills and be competition-ready, with two friendly games against host nation Chile and Australia, ahead of this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals.
Head of International Competitions, Dayo Enebi Achor, confirmed that the two-time silver medallists of the FIFA U20 World Cup will take on host nation Chile, who play in Group A of the competition alongside New Zealand, Japan and Egypt, on Saturday, 20th September.
Nigeria, who also won the bronze medals when then USSR hosted the championship in 1985, will then confront Australia, who play in Group D alongside Italy, Cuba and Argentina, on Tuesday, 23rd September.
Nigeria reached the quarter-finals of the last edition hosted by Argentina before a one-goal defeat by Korea Republic after extra-time in Santiago del Estero.
The 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 24th edition of the competition. The biennial international men’s youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977, as the FIFA World Youth Championship, will be held in Chile from 27 September to 19 October 2025.
