The Super Eagles B team on Sunday succumbed to a 0-2 defeat against hosts Ghana’s Black Galaxies in an African Nations Championship (CHAN) first leg qualifying match at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Ghana.
Ghana’s victory meant that they occupy the driving seat in
their 7th CHAN final qualifying fixture.
It was an evenly-balanced first period, during which
goalkeeper Adeyinka Adewale quickly redeemed himself after dropping the ball
with a Ghanaian forward lurking in the early stages of the game.
However, Daniel Barnieh shot the Galaxies ahead in the 50th
minute from the penalty spot as Beninoise referee Issa Mouhamed punished a
Nigerian infringement in the 18-yard box.
Eagles fought valiantly to get even as the game wore on, to
no avail.
They were then vulnerable to a sucker punch as Seidu Suraj
unleashed a shot from close range that goalkeeper Adewale could only punch into
his own net with four minutes left.
The result leaves the Super Eagles B team with some work to
do ahead of the return leg, as both teams square off again at the Moshood
Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on Saturday.