Resurgent Golden Eaglets Qualify For WAFU U-17 Final

By Muhyideen Jimoh on January 16, 2021

Nigeria’s national under-17 male football team on Friday defeated their Burkina Faso counterpart 1-0 to qualify for the finals of the WAFU U-17 tournament in Lome, Togo.

With this win, the Golden Eaglets have also picked one of the tickets for the 2021 CAF U-17 AFCON scheduled for Morocco later in the year.

In the closely contested first semi-finals of the regional tournament, the Golden Eaglets piped their hard fighting Burkina Faso counterpart through a lone goal.

Michael Emmanuel put Nigeria ahead in the 77th minute after several missed chances in the first half.

The first half of the match had ended goalless with the Golden Eaglets looking more coordinated in defence unlike in their group matches.

In the second half, the Fatai Amoo-tutored boys dominated the midfield and eventually got the goal.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eaglets had started the competition poorly, losing their first match 0-1 to Cote d’Ivoire, then drawing 1-1 with Ghana.

Nigeria eventually squeezed into the semi-finals thanks to Cote d’Ivoire who beat Ghana 3-1 in the last group game, for Nigeria to qualify with just one point and a better goal difference.

The Golden Eaglets who are five-time world champions in this cadre will now face winners between Cote d’Ivoire and Niger Republic in the final. (NAN)

•PHOTO: Golden Eaglets

Source Daily sports

Posted January 16, 2021


 

You may also like...
WBO bout tops King of The Ring contest...

Flick Doubts Bayern’s Fitness Ahead Of Bundesliga Restart...

Pogba Happy And Targeting Manchester United Stay

Rooney Escapes Police Arrest For Breaking Lockdown Rules...

Ex-Eagles goalkeeper Okala tasks NFF over welfare of...

Two killed near Olympic site

 

Latest News Osimhen caged as Fenerbahce hold Gala Aruna begins African Cup title defence Commonwealth Games: 15 Secondary Schools For Drug-abuse Seminar In-form Osimhen eager ahead W’Cup qualifiers Onyedika adds to Eagles injury list ahead W’Cup qualifiers Ikoyi Club commits to sports dev as Zibiri-Aliu bows out D’Tigers pick 2025 AfroBasket ticket Lagos FA secretary eyes Sports Festival success Fury’s retirement in doubt as Joshua fight offer looms Olise joins Trabzonspor Women from Edo Queens World Series: Green Falcons to play Ghana, France friendlies My family won’t feed on legacy, boxing is about business – Lawal

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (55,315 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,462 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,488 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,126 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (44,088 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (44,078 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,891 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,442 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,531 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,189 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,628 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (39,056 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media