By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau
The field is now complete for the final tournament of the 24th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals, which will be staged in Chile, from September 27 to October 19, 2025.
Two-time runners-up and one-time bronze-medallists Nigeria lead the African challenge that also include Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa.
Ghana, the only African country to have won the championship (when Egypt hosted in 1999), failed to reach this year’s global finals after penalty shoot-out defeat by hosts Egypt in the quarter-finals of the ongoing African finals.
Nigeria lost to Portugal in the final of the 1989 championship in Saudi Arabia, and to Argentina in Holland in 2005. After losing their semi-final tie to Brazil in 1985, the Flying Eagles defeated the host nation, USSR after penalty shoot-out to pick up the bronze medals.
ALL THE FINALISTS FOR CHILE 2025
Chile, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Saudi
Arabia, Korea Republic, France, Italy, Spain, Norway, Ukraine, USA,
Mexico, Panama, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, New Zealand
& New Caledonia.
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