U17 AFCON : Four Takeaways From Golden Eaglets' 2-1 Defeat To Angola

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria were defeated 2-1 by Angola in AFCON U17 third-place match that was played at the Dar Es Salaam National Stadium earlier today.

Allnigeriasoccer.com closely monitored the encounter and has come up with the top four lessons learned.

Golden Eaglets Need More Clinical Strikers Before World Cup

With Amoo and Ubani's wasteful nature, coupled with Olusegun's inability to score many goals during the tournament, Garba will need to continue his search for a deadly goal-poacher before the start of the U17 World Cup tournament scheduled to take place in Brazil later in the year.


Angolans Gave Good Account of Themselves Despite Playing with 10 Men

Though Pedro Gonçalves' side were reduced to 10 men in the second half, they will be proud of their match-winning performance during the highly entertaining encounter.

Having already booked their place at the upcoming U17 World Cup, the East Africans are surely one team to watch out for in Brazil.

Wisdom Ubani Deserves Individual Award From CAF

Nigeria's centre-forward Wisdom Ubani deserves an individual award from CAF following his eye-catching display throughout the tournament.

Though he couldn't lead his teammates to the trophy, his goals and overall performances inspired the team to a fourth-place finish.

A silver ball won't be too much to ask for a player who scored three goals in five matches.

Nigeria Pay Dearly For Defenders Loss Of Concentration

Manu Garba's boys were on course to get a positive result from the game but their one-minute loss of concentration gave room for the Angolans to put the ball past helpless Stephen Sunday.

Mimo's through ball found unmarked Zito, who made no mistake in grabbing the last goal of the game which turned out to be the winning goal.

Ibukun Italoye