By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Flying Eagles head Aliyu Zubairu has promised to inject new players into his squad ahead of the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup,Prompt News reports.
The seven-time champions finished third at the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
The team struggled particularly in attack during the competition.
“We’ll be inviting more players to bolster all departments. We must fix the issues we saw at the AFCON, especially our finishing,” Zubairu said during Kwara SWAN Hard Talk held at the Taiwo Awoniyi Media Sports Centre, SWAN Secretariat.
“Though we narrowly missed the AFCON title, qualifying for the World Cup is a huge achievement. Now, we must look ahead and do even better.”
The Flying Eagles have been drawn in Group F with Colombia, Saudi Arabia and Norway.
