Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will face Senegal’s Young Lions of Teranga in the Round of 16 of the ongoing U20 Fifa World Cup in Poland.
The Flying Eagles qualified for the knockout phase by the skin of their teeth after holding Ukraine to a 1-1 draw in Bielsko-Biała on Thursday.
The encounter will take place on Monday at the Lodz Stadium, Lodz, and the winner will face either Japan or South Korea in the last eight.
On December 16, Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles on Sunday evening lost 2-0 to Senegal in the final of the U-20 WAFU Cup in Lome, Togo.
Report from Goal.com shows that Nigeria finished third in Group D with four points from three games.
The Paul Aigbogun boys advanced to the round of 16 as one of the four best third-placed sides, or best losers as it is referred to in Nigerian parlance.
In the other group match, USA defeated Qatar 1-0 and finished second in the group with six points, a point behind group leaders Ukraine.
Though the Flying Eagles thrashed Qatar 4- 0 in their opening match, they were beaten 2-0 by USA team in their second group game.
