Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro reacts to Nigeria winning WAFU B U17 Championship

Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro has reacted to the Golden Eaglets winning the WAFU B U17 Championship.

Five-time world champions Nigeria were crowned regional champions after a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso in Friday evening's showpiece staged at Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana.

Abubakar Abdullahi opened the scoring when he rose highest in the box to powerfully nod Emmanuel Michael's perfect delivery into the net.

Abdulramane Ouedraogo, also with a header, equalized for the Young Stallions with four minutes remaining in the first half.

Two minutes into the second half, Abdullahi got his second and Nigeria's second, taking the Golden Eaglets to a 2-1 lead.

Peseiro retweeted a post from the Nigerian Federation's official Twitter account and added : "Congratulations to the Golden Eaglets for their brilliant win against Burkina Faso and becoming WAFU B champions!"

Nigeria collected a second regional diadem at youth level five weeks after the U20 boys defeated neighbours Benin Republic in the final to win the WAFU B competition in Niger Republic.

The 2023 Africa U17 Cup of Nations will be held in Algeria with the top four teams of the tournament qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in Peru as the CAF representatives.

Igho Kingsley

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