The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has charged the Flying Eagles to put behind Monday’s semi-finals loss to The Gambia at ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) and focus on the World Cup in Indonesia in May.

In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Toyin Ibitoye, the minister expressed regret over the team’s inability to play in the AFCON final but commended them for picking a World Cup ticket.

The Flying Eagles lost 0-1 to their Gambian counterparts in the second semi-finals of the ongoing Under-20 AFCON played at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt on Monday, to now square up against Tunisia on Friday in the third place match.

Tunisia had also lost their semi-final match after they were beaten 3-0 by Senegal who now have a date with The Gambia in the final on Saturday.