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Nigeria fail to qualify for U23 AFCON, lose 0-2 to Guinea

Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles on Tuesday failed to qualify for the 2023 Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 0-2 to Guinea.

• March 29, 2023
Olympic Eagles
Olympic Eagles

Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles on Tuesday failed to qualify for the 2023 Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 0-2 to Guinea in the second leg of their fixture in Rabat, Morocco.

The 0-2 loss in the final qualifying fixture made it a 0-2 aggregate loss after a 0-0 draw in Abuja on Wednesday.

Both teams fought hard on the turf of Prince Moulay Al Hassan for one hour before Guinea took the lead and added a second goal 15 minutes later.

Nigeria emerged as champions of the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal in 2015 and reached the finals in Egypt four years ago.

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