The Flying Eagles are appearing in the AYC final for the ninth time and will be aiming for their seventh title having lost two finals – 1-0 in 1999 to hosts Ghana and 1-0 to hosts Congo in 2007.
Mousa Kone scored a brace on Thursday to secure home team Senegal their first-ever berth in the AYC final at the expense of a very impressive Malian team.
On Wednesday, Nigeria defeated archrivals Ghana 2-0 in the first semifinal to set the stage for what is expected to be an epic final.
The final will be a rematch of the opening game of the competition which Nigeria won 3-1.
Sunday’s final at the 45,000-capacity Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium will get underway by 7.30pm local time, which will be 8.30pm in Nigeria.
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