The News Agency of Nigeria reports the victory was recorded in the second match of the WAFU U17 Girls’ Cup taking place in Ghana.
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Stella Nyamekye made no mistake from the spot to put the Black Princesses ahead in the 39th minute.
The Black Satellites were drawn to take on the Flying Eagles in Group B of the tournament to be played in Niger.
Maryann Ezenagu scored a brace while Oghenebrume Ikekhua and Alice Ogebe also registered their names on the score sheet.
The academy made this known in a statement on Monday in Ilorin by its Country Manager, Robinson Adakosa.
Abiodun slotted home in the 17th minute through a well calculated cross from Vivian Ikechukwu to put the Jewel Of Rivers in front.
Nigeria’s U17 Boys, Golden Eaglets, will fly into Lome on Sunday morning from Lagos, with a squad of 25 players who are expected to pick the ticket from the WAFU tournament to represent the region in this year’s CAF U17 Cup of Nations taking place in Morocco.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Ladan Bosso-tutored boys dominated the game but were less clinical in front of goal before being reduced to 10-men in the second half.
Nigeria will take on neighbours Togo in the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations holding in Thies, Senegal from September 28 to October 13, the Nigeria Football Federation says.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw after regulation time before both teams proceeded to penalties in the match played at the Treichville Sports Park Stadium in Abidjan.
Benin were surprise qualifiers for the final four, finishing top of a tough Group B ahead of Niger, Senegal and Ivory Coast. Their crucial result was a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Niger on Tuesday night, with Rodrigue Fassinou and Jules Elegbede scoring the goals.