Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets crashed out of the under 17 AFCON 2023 after falling 2-1 to fellow West Africans Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals in Algiers.
The result meant the Golden Eaglets won’t feature in the
under 17 World Cup that would take place later this year, with Burkina Faso
completing the quartet of teams to represent Africa in the tournament.
The other teams are Senegal, Mali and Morocco.
The Nigerians have their poor finishing skills and defensive
blunders to blame for the result
The Junior Stallions went into a 2-0 lead over the five-time
world champions courtesy of Aboubacar Camara.
He first found the back of the net from a rebound just before
half time before completing his brace on 57 minutes from the penalty spot after
a goal-bound Burkinabe player was fouled inside the box.
Abubakar Abdullahi, however, pulled one back for Nigeria
midway through the second half with a simple tap in giving the Eaglets a hope
of comeback.
But it was not to be as the young Nigerians failed to
convert any chance in front of goal to pull level.
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