Early goals unsettled Flying Eagles against Burkina Faso – Maikaba – Daily Trust
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Coach Abdul Maikaba has blamed Nigeria’s Flying Eagles’ heavy 4-1 defeat to Burkina Faso in the final of the 2026 WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship on the three early goals conceded by his side.
The final, played at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, on Sunday, saw the Flying Eagles fall behind three times inside the opening 15 minutes as Burkina Faso’s Young Stallions took control of the contest.
The defeat means Nigeria will miss the 2027 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and, consequently, the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan. Burkina Faso, meanwhile, will join hosts Ghana as WAFU Zone B’s representatives at next year’s U-20 AFCON.
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