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Water FC gifted winger Success Makanjuola will start against Ukraine this evening in Poland, reports nigeriasportsarena.blogspot.com. The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will face Ukraine in the final game of Group D of the ongoing FIFA U20 tournament later tonight at the Stadion Miejski Bielsko-Biała. Having won a game and lost the last against USA, the Nigerian team must beat Ukraine to move to the knockout stage of the FIFA U20 World Cup hence the team gaffer, Paul Aigbogun has decided to hand a starting shirt to one of the promising talents in the Flying Eagles team. According to reports from the Nigerian U20 camp in Poland, Makanjuola has been in impressive form in training scoring two free kicks with brilliant performance. This will be the first start for the left footed player who has had 35 minutes of action in Poland as a substitute in two games for Nigeria.

Former Super Eagles utility player Garba Lawal has told nigeriasportsarena.com that Flying Eagles gifted winger Sucess Makanjuola deserves to be in the starting line up in against Ukraine The Nigerian team will face Ukraine in the final game of Group D of the ongoing FIFA U20 tournament taking place in Poland. It is a must win game for Paul Aigbogun and the lads but Garba believes that Makanjuola has what it takes to be in the starting line up. "Considering what the regular starter has offered,  I watched closely in the two matches to know he has something different as a natural left footed player. The former FC Roda player concluded by saying, "Don't forget he is the only left footed player  among all the wingers in the team so, he can use that to help the team now that they need to win their last game to qualify."

Flying Eagles highly rated left-winger Success Makanjuola is excited after making his World Cup debut against Qatar. The Flying Eagles of Nigeria Friday thrashed debutants, Qatar 0-4 in the Poland U-20 FIFA World Cup courtesy of a goal each from Maxwell Effiom, Henry Offia, Dele Bashiru and Aliu Salawudeen. Success was introduced in the 80th minute of the exchange and showed some flashes of a potential future player. He won two free kicks and made two successful dribbles. The Water FC of Abuja skillful winger who is already attracting interest from top football clubs in Europe clocked eighteen today expressed his happiness after the game for making his first start in a FIFA tournament. “I am really excited for making my debut today. It’s a moment I have been waiting for and I am happy it finally came on my birthday and we claimed a big win. “My focus now is on our next game against USA on Monday and I believe we will make it to the next round,” Makanjuola told nigeriasp...

Nigerian Under 20 forward Success Makanjuola says he is ready for the journey to greatness ahead of the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup starting today in Poland, reports nigeriasportsarena.blogspot.com  Makanjuola has been tipped by pundits to excel in Poland after various reports of his impressive performances during the team’s camping in Germany where he emerged Man Of The Match against Austrian Bundesliga II side Red Bull Salzburg in a test game which ended 1-1. The competition which kicks off today and ends on June 16 will see the Flying Eagles of Nigeria take on Qatar to kick start their quest for honour. The gifted left-winger disclosed that self-determination, discipline, focus and prayer will go a long way in helping the team to a successful outing in Poland. “I am ready for the journey of gold and by the grace of God and self-determination, focus, discipline, prayers, diligence and fans’ support we will make it happen.” Success also spoke about his readiness...

Water FC exciting winger, Success Makanjuola has been voted as Man of Match against Red Bull Salzburg after the Nigerian U20 played out a 1-1 draw in an international friendly  decided in Germany. The Flying Eagles came from behind to record the 1-1 draw courtesy of an equalizer from Tijani Mohammed after a spirited performance from the Nigerian team. Makanjuola who was a thorn in the flesh for Salzburg distinguished himself with a brilliant display and was rewarded with the MOTM award after test game. Paul Aigbogun and his charges will round off their preparation for the FIFA U20 World Cup with a final test game on Friday against German Bundesliga side Red Bull Leipzig before they jet out of Germany to Poland.