Nigeria 5 Mauritania 0: Yahaya Nets Brace As Flying Eagles Qualify In Style
Published: July 21, 2018
Nigeria will be playing in the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations next year after the Flying Eagles booked their place in the finals with a 5-0 win against Mauritania at the Agege Stadium on Saturday.
The Flying Eagles thus complete the reverse game of the final round of qualifying with a 6-1 aggregate after drawing the first leg 1-1.
Nafizi Yahaya grabbed a brace and further goals from Wasiu Alalade, Aniekeme Asuquo and Afeez Aremu handed the Paul Aigbogun managed side the qualified ticket.
Alalade should have put the homers ahead after six minutes with the goalkeeper at his mercy.
He made up for his earlier miss with the opener from a goal mouth scramble.
It was Nafizi's turn to show his quality as he calmly slotted home with a cool finish after being one on one with the Mauritania goalkeeper.
The Kano Pillars starlet got his brace shortly after recess to increase the scoreline to 3-0 as the Flying Eagles continued to run riot.
Winger Asuquo applied a classy finishing touch seven minutes after the hour mark.
Asuquo then turned his marker before lobbing the ball over the keeper but unluckily for him it went inches over the goal post.
The fans "Oliver Twist" and the Flying Eagles got one more goal after Asuquo was brought down in the 18 yard box.
IK Start defensive midfielder Aremu put the icing on the cake with a well taken spot kick at injury time.
Abayomi Ademetan
The Flying Eagles thus complete the reverse game of the final round of qualifying with a 6-1 aggregate after drawing the first leg 1-1.
Nafizi Yahaya grabbed a brace and further goals from Wasiu Alalade, Aniekeme Asuquo and Afeez Aremu handed the Paul Aigbogun managed side the qualified ticket.
Alalade should have put the homers ahead after six minutes with the goalkeeper at his mercy.
He made up for his earlier miss with the opener from a goal mouth scramble.
It was Nafizi's turn to show his quality as he calmly slotted home with a cool finish after being one on one with the Mauritania goalkeeper.
The Kano Pillars starlet got his brace shortly after recess to increase the scoreline to 3-0 as the Flying Eagles continued to run riot.
Winger Asuquo applied a classy finishing touch seven minutes after the hour mark.
Asuquo then turned his marker before lobbing the ball over the keeper but unluckily for him it went inches over the goal post.
The fans "Oliver Twist" and the Flying Eagles got one more goal after Asuquo was brought down in the 18 yard box.
IK Start defensive midfielder Aremu put the icing on the cake with a well taken spot kick at injury time.
Abayomi Ademetan
Latest News
- Akpom would like Ajax to appoint legendary Liverpool playmaker as coach amid talks with ex-Chelsea boss
- Arsenal eye PL record v Tottenham: Super Eagles star last player to score against table-toppers
- Chelsea switch attention to top Man Utd striker target as alternative to Napoli star Victor Osimhen
- Meet Onyeka Paloma Gamero: The Barcelona striker eligible for Super Falcons, USWNT and Spain
- 'Was amazing' - Former Celtic striker insists Balogun must keep his spot in Rangers backline
- Arthur Okonkwo's potential departure: United States youth teamer heading to Arsenal for training stint
- After Boniface, Napoli considering another Super Eagles striker as potential replacement for Osimhen
- Inter Milan join Arsenal and AC Milan in race to sign Bologna's Super Eagles-eligible striker
- Promising right-back Habeeb Ogunneye misses out on major Manchester United honour
- 'I don't know why he never plays' - Ponciroli blasts AC Milan coach over treatment of Chukwueze
Football News 24/7
News Categories
- Football Betting
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football