The last round of qualifying for the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations will take place on March 22 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, where Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles U-23 football team will meet their Guinean rivals.
The game had originally been scheduled on the same day at Lekan Salami Stadium in Adamasingba, Ibadan.
See also U-20: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles losses to Gambia.
The 1996 winners overcame Tanzania’s U-23 team in October 2022, winning 2-0 at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan following a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Dar es Salaam to advance the series 3-1 on aggregate.
The winner of the two-leg match between Nigeria and Guinea will move on to the finals of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, which will be held later in the year and be hosted by Morocco.
The players who will represent Africa at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Paris.It is also at the tournament in Morocco that Africa’s flagbearers at next year’s Men’s Olympic football tournament in Paris will emerge.
The second match versus Guinea will take place on March 27 in Morocco.
