2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosts Argentina face Nigeria in a Round of 16 clash. Here is a preview of the match.

WHERE WILL THE MATCH BE PLAYED : The Argentina U-20 Vs Nigeria U-20 Round of 16 clash will take place at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in Argentina

WHEN WILL THE MATCH BE PLAYED: Wednesday May 31, 2023

KICKOFF TIME: 10pm [Nigerian time]

HEAD TO HEAD: Argentina and Nigeria have met severally in a football match but at U-20 level, their only meeting was at the final of the 2005 U-20 World Cup in Netherlands.

A Lionel Messi brace inspired Argentina to victory in that game.

JOURNEY TO THE LAST 16: Argentina defeated Uzbekistan, Guatemala and New Zealand to arrive at the Round of 16 with a perfect record while Nigeria qualified as one of the best 3rd placed teams after finishing behind Brazil and Italy in group D.

The Flying Eagles secured wins over Dominican Republic and Italy before bowing to Brazil in the last group match.

WHO ARE FAVOURITES: Argentina will definitely start as favourites due to their pedigree as the most successful team in the competition history, perfect record in the 2023 edition and expected home support by their fans.

PREDICTION: Despite the huge signs pointing towards a win for the South Americans, Nigeria did prove in their 2-0 win over Italy that they are a team to reckon with.

The Flying Eagles will not be pushed over, expect a keen contest that will produce goals.

Flying Eagles of Nigeria Head Coach Ladan Bosso has said his team will not be pushovers when they face Argentina in the Round of 16 of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

The Nigeria U-20 boys finished as one of the best 3rd placed teams to setup a game vs tournament hosts Argentina in the last-16.

With the South Americans heavily tipped as favourites to win the match on Wednesday May 31, Flying Eagles Head Coach Ladan Bosso has said it will be wrong for anyone to underrate a team at this stage of the tournament.

Bosso declared is charges are ready to give the game same push like their opponents.

He said “This is the World Cup and it is wrong to under-rate any team. We won two of our three matches and had the same number of points in our group as Brazil and Italy. We are no pushovers in this campaign.

“It is going to be an interesting game. We want the quarter-final ticket and the Argentines also want the quarter-final ticket. We will go in there and dig our feet into the ground.” Bosso promised.

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have arrived in Buenos Aires ahead of their FIFA U-20 World Cup group D clash vs Brazil.

Nigeria and Brazil will lock horns in the final group D matchday away from Mendoza where the Flying Eagles have enjoyed success.

It was in Mendoza that the Coach Ladan Bosso tutored Flying Eagles defeated Dominican and Italy to seal a round of 16 spot with a game to spare.

The team has said goodbye to Mendoza and have returned to Buenos Aires were they underwent final camping before the ongoing U-20 World Cup.

The game between group D third placed team Brazil and first placed Nigeria will take place at the Estadio Unico Diego Maradona in La Plata on Saturday, May 27.