FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival: Future Eagles Held to 3-3 Draw by South Sudan

Nigeria’s Future Eagles began their campaign at the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival with a 3-3 draw against South Sudan in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday.

The Nigerian youngsters were unable to secure a winning start as South Sudan matched them with three goals in the opening Group Stage encounter on October 24.

• 3’ Ngoma Omer (South Sudan)

• 10’ Wisdom Boniface (Nigeria)

• 11’ Lomude Kute (South Sudan)

• 19’ Timothy Ijach (Nigeria)

• 38’ Agustino Jafar (own goal, Nigeria)

• 40+2’ Kon Akok (South Sudan)

The result leaves Nigeria with four more group-stage fixtures as they look to build momentum in the competition, which runs from October 22 to 31.

The Future Eagles will return to action on Sunday, October 25, with two matches against Jordan and The Gambia.

Nigeria will face Jordan at 9:45 a.m. Nigerian time before taking on The Gambia at 4:30 p.m.

Their group-stage schedule continues on Monday, October 26, with matches against Cyprus at 8:30 a.m. and Pakistan at 3:15 p.m.

With four matches remaining, Nigeria will aim to improve on their opening result and make progress in the inaugural tournament.

Nigeria’s FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival Fixtures

• October 24: Nigeria 3-3 South Sudan (11:30 a.m.)

• October 25: Nigeria vs Jordan (9:45 a.m.)

• October 25: Nigeria vs The Gambia (4:30 p.m.)

• October 26: Cyprus vs Nigeria (8:30 a.m.)

• October 26: Pakistan vs Nigeria (3:15 p.m.)

All kick-off times are in Nigerian time (WAT).

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