Burkina Faso 0 Nigeria 1 : Papo Finishes Off Brilliant Team Goal As Eaglets Qualify For U17 AFCON
Published: January 15, 2021
Five-time world champions Nigeria have qualified for the 2021 U17 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Morocco courtesy of their hard-fought 1-0 win against Burkina Faso in the zonal qualifiers on Friday evening.
The defending champions of WAFU-UFOA B struggled to create clear cut chances in the first half as both teams went into the break level.
Thirteen minutes from time, Michael Emmanuel Papo scored the only goal of the game as he managed to slot the ball home despite the futile attempts of the Burkina Faso goalkeeper to stop him from shooting.
There were five passes in the build up to the brilliant team goal finished by the Golden Eaglets number 8.
Nigeria will meet either Ivory Coast or Republic of Niger in the final of the WAFU B U17 Tournament at the Stade de Kégué, Lomé on Monday, January 18.
The Fatai Amoo-led side narrowly lost 1-0 to the Baby Elephants in their opener and played out a 1-1 draw with the Black Starlets in their second group game.
Nigeria Starting XI : Destiny Emuwahem, Abdulahi Bewene, Victor Udoh, Joseph Kuteyi, Vinci Osuji, Chukwuemeka Egbu(C), John Emmanuel, Samuel Akere, Michael Emmanuel, Christian Nwachukwu, Peter Asuquo
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