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The Eaglets kept their heads and did the hard work they had to do when defeating host nation Niger Republic 2-1 in a very competitive match at the General Seyni Kountche Stadium in Niamey on Wednesday evening, to set up a mouth-watering final with the Black Starlets, three-time winners of the global championship.                       

The Hale End Academy product was not involved in Nigeria’s convincing 3-0 win over Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier and the recent game vs Liberia due to injury, though he was initially named on the roster.

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has told the nation to give the anti-corruption agency two weeks within which it would conclude and report back to the nation the issue of corruption in the Nigeria Football Federation.