Flying Eagles record first victory at Africa U-20 N/Cup
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Wednesday night recorded their first victory at the ongoing Africa Under 20 Nations Cup over the young Pharaohs of Egypt with a lone goal courtesy, Solomon Agbalaka at the Cairo International stadium, Egypt.
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It was a cagey game initially as pendulum swung from side to side, especially in the first half. Before then, Senegal had taken a commanding control of the group after battering Mozambique 3-0 to sit comfortably atop.
Both Nigeria and Egypt struggled for an hour before Agbalaka broke the deadlock in the 71st minute.
Eagles showed dexterity on the pitch seeing Ayuba Abubakar with the glorious chance to find the back of the Egyptian goal after captain Daniel Bameyi desperately carried the ball out of the Nigerian half and found him.
The striker dummied an Egyptian defender rather than hitting the ball at the first time of asking and saw the ball eventually cleared.
The struggle continued. A catalogue of near misses was recorded on both sides. Then came the 73rd minute when a cornerkick from the right flank was nodded in by Agbalaka to decide the game in Nigeria’s favour.
With Senegal registering a 3-0 win over Mozambique in the other Group A match, Nigeria move from last to second with three points.
Wednesday’s victory for the Eagles became vital after losing out on their first encounter of the tournament with Senegal.
