Young forward Adamu Alhassan grabbed the goal from the penalty spot for the hosts who sealed their place in the final round with a 3-2 win on aggregate.
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With thunderous cheers from crowd at the arena, the Flying Eagles started the tension soaked match on a strong note with effort at curtailing the Junior Lions from fast breaks as both sides struggle hard for the African U20 crown
The Flying Eagles will meet the winners of Senegal and Mali second semifinal match in the final match on Sunday
‘I never thought the senior national team invite was going to come that early. It was a worthwhile experience, I must confess’
The team, according to the media officer, Samm Audu, are staying back to see watch Mali and Ghana, who are their likely opponents, in the semi final of the competition
Akinjide, a member of the all-conquering Golden Eaglets team in UAE 2013, admitted that the national U20 team lacked coercion in the opening minutes against the Ivorians
Garba, whose team held their Ivorian counterparts to a two-all draw in the final group game in Mbour on Saturday, stated this a post match conference
Nigeria won the group with seven points from three games, while the Ivorians came second, with Congo failing to beat the hosts, Senegal
Both sides squared up twice in Marrakech, Morocco in the group stage and all the way to the final, the Ivorians won on both occasions
The delegation would on arrival at the Leopoldo Sedar International Airport, Dakar, move to M’bour, venue of the Flying Eagles final group game against the Ivorians
The Manu Garba-lads, who have since enjoyed the lurch grass turf in Dakar, took some time to train on the artificial ahead of the crunchy time against the Junior Elephants
The bus ride was clocked at an hour and 25 minutes and the weather in Mbour is put at about 43 degrees
The Malians have so far secured a total of six points from the group after beating Zambia by a lone goal in their first game on Monday
Just as the saying goes that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, the team’s Head Coach, Manu Garba, believes swimming will support the players flexibility on the pitch and also put them in an improved mental state ahead of the remaining games at the African Youth Championship
Ugbade, an assistant coach to the Flying Eagles, was accompanied by the leader of delegation and a member of Nigeria Football Federation technical department, Yusuf, on the mission
The tie holds at the 5,000 capacity Stade Caroline Faye in M’bour on Saturday
The ambassador commended the team for making the country proud in the two group games and also qualifying for the U20 World Cup in New Zealand later in the year
An elated striker, after receiving the award, said he is not prepared to take off his legs from the pedal
The Manu Garba-tutored lads have secured the maximum six points from two games in their group at the ongoing African Youth Championship, tagged Senegal 2015
On his assessment on the Congolese team, Ugbade said the Flying Eagles team have a lot of respect for their opponents, having watched them against in the second group game against Ivory Coast