The Flying Eagles will Sunday come up against the fire power of the Junior Atlas Lions of Morocco after the North Africans fought from a goal down to beat Kenya 3-2 in their Group B game of the 2025 U20 AFCON.
Morocco fell behind to the Rising Stars of Kenya in the second match in Group B, before they rallied back to win despite missing a penalty and losing two players to injury
Othmane Maamma was Man of the Match for Morocco to go top of the standings by virtue of having scored more goals than the Flying Eagles.
This followed the 1-0 victory Nigeria recorded in the earlier game of the group.
The Flying Eagles will battle Morocco at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo with kick-off fixed for 7pm Nigerian time.
