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The Flying Eagles missed lots of chances and drew the game.

Flying Eagles of Nigeria kick off U-20 AFCON WAFU B qualifiers with 1-1 draw against Cote d’Ivoire | Pulse Nigeria

Steve Dede

<h1>The Flying Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by Cote d’Ivoire in their opening game at the U-20 AFCON WAFU B qualifiers in the Republic of Benin on Sunday, December 6, 2020.&nbsp;</h1>

Chris Nwaeze put the Flying Eagles in the lead in the 60th minute with a header on a freekick from Wisdom Ubani.

The hero turned villain minutes later when he received a second bookable offence and got the marching order.&nbsp;

A man down, the Flying Eagles were pegged back as the Ivorians piled pressure which paid off in the 90th minute when they got their equaliser.&nbsp;

The Flying Eagles would rue missed chances earlier in the game by the likes of Olawale, Nwaeze and Ubani.&nbsp;

They will next face Black Satellites of Ghana in their final Group B game on Wednesday, December 9.&nbsp;

The competition which began on Saturday, December 3 saw hosts Benin going down 1-0 to Niger, while Togo and Burkina Faso played out a 1-1 draw.