THE Technical Adviser of El-Kanemi Warriors, Aliyu Zubairu, has been appointed Head Coach of the National U-20 Boys team, the Flying Eagles.
The NFF said the appointment of the coach is based on the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee.
The appointment of Zubairu, who led El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri to win the President Federation Cup at the expense of Abia Warriors FC in Lagos in June, takes immediate effect.
The Warriors have since crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup after losing 2-1 on aggregate to Benin Republic’s Daje FC in the preliminary Round.
They, however, opened their campaign in the 2024/2025 NPFL season with a 0-0 draw at defending champions Rangers last Saturday.
The former Wikki Tourists coach replaces one of the longest serving coaches of the team, Ladan Bosso, who recently joined Bayelsa United as Technical Adviser.
Zubairu’s immediate task is to put together and prepare a team for the WAFU B U20 Championship, scheduled for October/November in Togo, where the zone’s representative will emerge for next year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations.
