Nigeria 3-2 Saudi Arabia: Flying Eagles bounce back in 2nd U-20 World Cup group game
AFNEWS reporter
Oct 03, 2025
Nigeria 3-2 Saudi Arabia: Flying Eagles bounce back in 2nd U-20 World Cup group game
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated Saudi Arabia 3-2 to pick up three points at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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The Flying Eagles of Nigeria recorded a 3-2 win against Saudi Arabia in their second U-20 FIFA World Cup group game.
The Flying Eagles came into the game desperate for a win following a 1-0 loss to Norway in their group opener.
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Saudi Arabia also were looking to bounce back after their lost to Colombia 1-0 to start the competition.
Nigeria 3-2 Saudi Arabia
The Flying Eagles took the lead in the 10th minute when Nasiru Salihu converted a ball through to him by Suleiman Sani.
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Amar Al Yuhaybi equalized for Saudi Arabia in the 21st minute assisted by Hamed Youssef.
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In the 38th minute, Amos Ochoche scored one of the best goals so far assisted by Salihu to put Nigeria in front which they took to the halftime break.
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Talal Haji equalized for Saudi Arabia in the 50th minute assisted by Mohammed Barnawi.
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The winning goal would come in additional time as captain Daniel Bameyi converted from the penalty spot.
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The result means that Nigeria picks up three points and move to third in the group after Colombia and Norway played out a 0-0 draw in the other game.
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The Flying Eagles will return to action against Colombia in their final group game while Saudi Arabia wraps up their tournament against Norway.
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