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Kenya’s rising stars are in the shooting line, since the seven times champions and twice Nigeria runnersthU20 Africa Cup match with a victory in the center of Cairo on Wednesday night.
The clash, one of the final games of group B of the Caf U20 championship in progress and is scheduled to start at 4pm in Nigeria, is in different gradients for both teams, with the Kenyans who need a beautiful victory to have the opportunity to progress to the quarterfinals of the final, while flying eagles only require a tie.
Secondly, Nigeria, in four points, will reach the last eight of the competition if he ensures a draw (which will take its route to five, and will wrinkle them to the next round, regardless of the result in the clash between the first placement of Morocco and the third Tunisia).
A victory for Morocco will take them to seven points, and keep Tunisia from three points in third place, while a draw beats Morocco a total of five points of his three games and keeps Tunisia to the four. A victory for Tunisia will take the Junior Carthage Eagles at six points and drag the León puppies to third place.
With 19 teams involved in the tournament, and the teams were dedicated to three groups, the two best teams in each group, along with the two best third -place teams, will progress to the quarterfinals.
Despite their promise, the rising stars have not been able to illuminate Cairo, losing a five-goal thriller against Morocco on the opening day and not fulfilling the defeat 1-3 against Tunisia on Sunday.
Obtaining a victory against Nigeria will be huge for the Kenyans, who have fought badly during the decades against Nigeria’s opposition on the field.
His first three meetings, between 1968 and 1991, were friendly games, with Nigeria winning twice in Nairobi and the other game (also in Nairobi) that ended in a 1-1 draw. In a classification match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Nairobi in April 1985, the goals of Fatai Amao and Rashidi Yekini, and a goal by Hussein Khari, gave Nigeria a 3-0 victory. In the section back in Lagos, Yekini and Dr. Joe Masiga scored a magnificent goal, but Dahiru Sadi and Yisa Sofoluwe added to Nigeria’s count for a 3-1 victory.
Nigeria Won 3-0 and 2-1 in 1988 and 1992 AFCON Group Phase Matches respectively, and in A 1998 World Cup Qualifying Fixture, Both Teams Drew 1-1 in Nairobi Before Nigeria Triumphedhed 3-0 In lakes to qualify for France 1998. Nigeria Won Friendly Match Matches In 2002, 2007 and 2011, and Also Beat The Kenyans Home (3-0) and Away (3-2) to Qualify for the 2010 FIFA Finals of the World Cup.
In 2013, a 1-1 draw in Calabar and a 1-0 victory in Nairobi in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers confirmed the undoubted superiority of Nigeria. In classification matches for the 1996 Olympic Games, both teams played a 1-1 draw in Nigeria, but the Dream equipment He victimized his hosts 3-0 in Mombasa.
Flying eagles will be determined to underline this superiority on Wednesday, for pop champagne in what will be their 100th Tournament match and also has the opportunity to end as winners of Group B.
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