Flying Eagles of Nigeria began their campaign at the 2023 Under 20 African cup of Nations, AFCON tournament in Egypt with a loss.
The Ladan Bosso tutored team on Sunday evening lost their opening game to Senegal.
Souleymane Faye scored the only goal of the game to give the Senegalese side a one nil victory and go top of Group A.
It went from bad to worse for the Flying Eagles when substitute Ahmed Abdullahi was sent off in stoppage time.
Earlier, Host Egypt played a goalless draw with Mozambique in the opening game of the tournament.
In today’s fixtures, Uganda will play Central African Republic at three o’clock in the afternoon, while South Sudan and Congo will lock horns at six o’clock in the evening.
