WAFU B U-20 Championship: Flying Eagles eye early semi-final ticket against Togo

Defending champions Flying Eagles of Nigeria will look to secure their passage to the semi-finals of the WAFU B U-20 Championship with victory over the Sparrow Hawks of Togo.

The Group B encounter will hold at the Barry Konan Stadium in Yamoussoukro on Thursday (today).

The Flying Eagles started their campaign with a thrilling 4-2 victory over eternal rivals Ghana.

A win over the Sparrow Hawks will ensure their early passage to the last four.

Togo lost their opening fixture 3-1 to Burkina Faso and must not lose the game  to avoid early exit.

The Black Satellites of Ghana will face Burkina Faso in the other Group B encounter.

The two finalists in the competition will advance to next year’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations to be hosted by Ghana.