Thursday, 12 March 2015

Nigeria Flying Eagles beats Congo 4-1, seal World Cup ticket

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles secured a semi final spot and also booked their place  in the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand with a 4-1 win over Congo in their second Group A match inside the Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium.

Despite being reduced to 10-men, the Manu Garba side grabbed an emphatic victory over the Congolese with Musa Muhammed getting a brace, Ifeanyi Mathew and Taiwo Awoniyi' on the scorers sheet.

Nigeria remain top of their Group with 6 points from two games after beating host Senegalese in the opening game at the weekend.

The team have secured a semi final spot and are certain of a ticket to feature in the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup.

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