The Flying Eagles of Nigeria yesterday got off their 2022 WAFU Zone B qualifying tournament with a win.

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria yesterday got their 2022 WAFU Zone B qualifying tournament off to a perfect start after defeating defending champions Black Satellites of Ghana 2-0 in Niamey, Niger Republic.

The Group B game, which was played inside the General Seyni Kountche Stadium, saw the Flying Eagles score in each half through Aminu Muhammad in the 5th minute and Ahmed Abdullahi, with 12 minutes leftbefore the end of the game.

Ladan Bosso and his team will now take on Burkina Faso in their second Group B game on Wednesday with only two teams to advance into the semi-finals from each groupand the two finalists qualifying to represent the WAFU Zone B at the 2023 U-20 AFCON in Egypt.

The 2023 U-20 AFCON is the qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be hosted in Indonesia also in 2023.