National Telecommunications Company, Globacom, has congratulated the national Under-20 team, Flying Eagles on the team’s victory against Burundi’s U-20 team on Saturday.
The Flying Eagles defeated Burundi by a lone goal scored by Chukwudi Agor  in the 64th minute of the first leg of the 2017 CAF U-20 African Cup of Nations qualifier in Bujumbura.
The two teams will lock horns again in the second leg encounter scheduled for Calabar on 10th of June, 2016.
In a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, Globacom commended the fighting spirit of the young Nigerians and tasked the technical crew to guide the team to victory in Calabar.
“We urge the Flying Eagles to ensure that they complete their outstanding performance in Burundi by winning the second leg convincingly, thus qualifying for the final round,” the statement said.
“We also want to assure the team that Nigerians are behind them to succeed in the task ahead. They have started very well in the qualifiers. They can only consolidate their good run,” the statement concluded.
The winner of the two-legged encounter will face Sudan to book a place in the next U-20 AFCON taking place in Zambia in 2017.
The Flying Eagles are the tournaments defending champions’ and have won the trophy seven times.
Globacom is the major partner of the Nigeria Football Federation and official sponsor of Nigerian national teams.

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