Nigeria’s Flying Eagles Defeas Italy To Reach Round of 16 at the World Cup

Flying Eagles of Nigeria are through to the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Argentina after defeating Italy 2-0 in Mendoza on Wednesday night, 24 May, with the Nigerians producing a superb display.

Going into this game, The Flying Eagles and the Italian side won their first ties in this competition which made their second game a more interesting encounter.

Ladan Bosso and his wards started this game impressively, but despite their efforts to score, they were unable to find the back of the net in the first half.

They were also lucky towards the end of the first half as the Italians had chances that would have resulted in goals.