The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to appoint former Kwara United coach Abdullahi Biffo as head coach of the national Under-20 team, the Flying Eagles, barring any last-minute change.

The proposed appointment comes as the federation intensifies efforts to secure qualification for Nigeria at next year’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations scheduled to be hosted by Ghana.

Biffo has considerable experience in Nigerian club football, having coached Giwa FC, Remo Stars, Niger Tornadoes, Abia Warriors, Sporting Lagos and Kwara United. He is currently coaching in the United States of America.

The tactician also has experience with Nigeria’s youth national teams, having served as an assistant to Manu Garba with the U-17 team.

More recently, he assisted Abdullahi Maikaba with the Flying Eagles at the WAFU B U-20 tournament in Burkina Faso, where Nigeria failed to secure qualification after losing the ticket to the host nation.

The NFF is now looking towards Biffo to lead the Flying Eagles' next qualification campaign as the country seeks a place at the continental tournament in Ghana.