Nigeria's Future Eagles again shared the points, drawing for the second time running at the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Coach Patrick Bassey's team drew 2-2 with Jordan in their next outing in Group AD, played on the Sunday at the Hovsan Competition Complex.
Their campaign began on Saturday with a 3-3 stalemate against South Sudan. Against Jordan, skipper Timothy Ijachi put the Future Eagles ahead after 24 minutes.
Jordan responded quickly, as Zinedine Abushaer drew them level after 29 minutes, before Abdelrahman Khear put them ahead after 37 minutes.
Just when defeat seemed to be closing in on Nigeria, Abdulrazak Mufutau of 12Alive FC, Ibadan, salvaged a draw for the Future Eagles by scoring a leveller deep into added time, at 40+2 minutes.
Nigeria's U-15 boys, the Future Eagles, have completed the first stage of the inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan. Led by head coach Patrick Bassey, the squad travelled with 14 players for the eight-a-side tournament.
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The Future Eagles' Group Stage Results
The Future Eagles finished the first stage unbeaten with 7 points from 5 matches in Group AD:
- South Sudan 3–3 (Draw) October 25, 2026
- Jordan 2–2 (Draw) October 25, 2026
- The Gambia 3–3 (Draw) October 25, 2026
- Cyprus 2–1 (Win) October 26, 2026
- Pakistan 1–1 (Draw) October 26, 2026
The FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival Arrangement and Format
The tournament is played in an eight-a-side format with two 20-minute halves.
Each country's performance in the group stage determines which tier each country progresses to for the second stage matches on October 28–29, 2026, with tier finals scheduled for October 30, 2026.
Key Details of the Next Stage:
- Tournament Structure: After an opening round-robin phase of 4–5 fixtures, sides are placed into six ranked groupings, Tier A to Tier F, where each will contend a further 4–5 games.
- Tier A Championship: The sides that finish strongest in the qualifying stage progress to Tier A, and whichever team wins there will be named the official FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival Champion.
- Knockout and Timeline: The second stage of the competition continues until October 30, 2026, and the finals for each tier will be staged at the Baku Crystal Hall.
- Format for the Next Stage: The games remain eight-a-side and are played over two halves of 20 minutes each. Should a knockout or tier fixture finish level, there will be no extra time, and the result goes directly to a penalty shoot-out.
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