Nigeria reached
the quarter finals of the ongoing CAF U20 Championship in Egypt despite having
to force Kenya’s Rising Stars to a 2-2 draw in the last match of group B on
Wednesday.
In the event, the
Flying Eagles finished second on the table with five points, two behind group
leaders Morocco who drilled Tunisia 3-1 in the other match of the pool and will
remain in Cairo for the quarter finals, against the second-placed team in group
A. Group A is made up of hosts Egypt, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Zambia and
Tanzania.
Seven-time
champions Nigeria will now have to make the trip to Ismailia for their
quarter-final game on Monday, against the second-placed team in group C. Group
C is made up of title-holders Senegal, bitter-rivals Ghana, Central African
Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kenya’s Rising
Stars made the game difficult for the Flying Eagles, as the wards of Aliyu
Zubairu had to come from behind twice to salvage the encounter.
Kevin Wangaya put
the Rising Stars ahead after only five minutes, scoring from the penalty spot
after a Nigerian defender stopped the ball with his hand in the box.
Nigeria restored
parity seven minutes later, after Kparobo Arierhi waltzed his way through the
defence to place the ball firmly beyond the reach of the opposition
goal-tender.
The East Africans
were back in front in the 68th minute, as the Flying Eagles’
rearguard ball-watched a freekick from the left and allowed William to blast
the ball past goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt from Lawrence’s in-swinger.
Five minutes
later, Nigeria were level again, with captain Daniel Bameyi sending the
goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot after substitute Mendos Rickson was
upended in the box.
The Flying Eagles’
match on Monday will be the first quarter-final, starting at 3pm Egypt time
(1pm Nigeria time) in Ismailia.
President
Federation Cup: Women’s
Semi-Final Fixtures
Rivers Angels
Vs Ibom Angels
Edo Queens Vs
Nasarawa Amazons
Women’s
Quarter-Final Results
Rivers Angels
(Rivers) 1-1 Remo Ladies (Ogun) – Rivers Angels win 3-1 on penalties
Ibom Angels (Akwa
Ibom) 1-1 Heartland Queens (Imo) – Ibom Angels win 4-3 on penalties
Edo Queens (Edo)
1-0 Unification Ladies (Lagos)
Sunshine Queens
(Ondo) 0-4 Nasarawa Amazons (Nasarawa)
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