World Cup: Maigana, Kamaldeen Eye Success With Flying Eagles

The duo of Kwara Football Academy (KFA) midfielder Abduljelil Kamaldeen and Wireless FC winger Tahir Maigana person acceptable their sights connected achieving occurrence with Nigeria’s Flying Eagles astatine the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup successful Chile.

The Flying Eagles volition footwear disconnected their run astatine the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup with a Group F opener against Norway connected Monday, 29 September. Kamaldeen and Maigana are anxious to assistance the squad unafraid its first-ever title, having antecedently mislaid successful the finals successful 1989 and 2005.

Kamaldeen was included successful the Flying Eagles’ last squad by manager Aliyu Zubairu for the FIFA U-20 World Cup pursuing a bid of outstanding displays for Nigeria astatine the WAFU B U-20 tourney successful Ghana earlier this year, contempt the squad losing to Ivory Coast successful the final.

The young midfielder, who is the grandson of the revered archetypal Mufty of Ilorin, Sheikh Kamaldeen Al-Adaby, scored a extremity to assistance the Flying Eagles travel from down to bushed Benin Republic 4-1 successful their last radical game, securing a spot successful the semi-finals of the WAFU B U-20 tournament.

Following a good outing against Benin, Kamaldeen made the starting XI up of Ezekiel Kpangu successful a flimsy alteration to manager Zubairu’s line-up, and helium was arsenic awesome arsenic Nigeria defeated Niger Republic 4-3 connected penalties aft the crippled ended 0-0 successful regularisation time, mounting up a last against Ivory Coast.

Having played a salient relation for Nigeria astatine the WAFU B U-20 tournament, Kamaldeen made the chopped for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Just past week, helium was successful enactment for the Flying Eagles successful a affable match, wherever they drew 1-1 with big federation Chile successful Rancagua.

The 16-year-old, whose quality to power the midfield and animate play has been wide praised by coaches and analysts alike, volition purpose to assistance Nigeria decision Norway successful their opening radical lucifer astatine the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

As helium prepares to don the greenish and achromatic jersey connected the satellite stage, Kamaldeen, contempt being the youngest subordinate successful the Flying Eagles squad astatine conscionable 16, carries with him the hopes of millions of Nigerians and the prayers of the Ilorin Emirate.