Flying Eagles of Nigeria and AFCON U20 Champions Mali got favourable draws at the FIFA U20 World Cup draws held on Sunday February 24, 2019.
Flying Eagles were paired in Group D alongside United States of America, Qatar and Ukraine.
AFCON U20 Champions Mali ended up in Group E with Saudi Arabia, France and Panama.
AFCON U20 finalist cum runners up Senegal were paired in Group A with host Poland, Columbia and Tahiti while U20 AFCON Third place winners Amajitas of South Africa will face Argentina, Korea Republic and Portugal in Group F.
It should be noted that Ghana remains Africa’s solitary winner of this tournament while Nigeria were twice runners up.
Group A
Poland
Tahiti
Colombia
Senegal
Group B
Mexico
Italy
Japan
Ecuador
Group C
Uruguay
New Zealand
Honduras
Norway
Group D
Qatar
Nigeria
USA
Ukraine
Group E
Panama
Mali
France
Saudi Arabia
Group F
Portugal
Korea Republic
South Africa
Argentina
