* EXCLUSIVE: FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigerians did not expect Flying Eagles to progress beyond second round * 'Here is what happens to the body of suicide victims when they consume 'Sniper''

JUNE 4, 2019 EXCLUSIVE: FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigerians did not expect Flying Eagles to progress beyond second round Nigerians were hardly surprised [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  JUNE 4, 2019 [1st news fitri]( EXCLUSIVE: FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigerians did not expect Flying Eagles to progress beyond second round [Nigeria-u-20-world-cup]( Nigerians were hardly surprised at the ouster of the national U-20 football team, the Flying Eagles from the FIFA U-20 World Cup, a survey has revealed. The team crashed out of the on-going cadet tournament at the second round, going down 2-1 to African rivals Senegal on Monday. Interestingly, a sampling of the opinions of a cross-section of football-loving Nigerians has revealed that the majority of Nigerians were almost unanimous in their expectations of a shoddy performance by the Flying Eagles at the on-going FIFA World Cup in Poland. 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