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Nigeria Qualify For FIFA U20 World Cup
Nigeria reached the twenty third FIFA U20 World Cup finals on Thursday night after defeating Uganda by a lone aim in Ismailia within the second quarter-final of the seventeenth Africa U20 Cup of Nations.
Goalkeeper Chijioke Aniagboso, who has been big for the Flying Eagles since taking up the sticks after the opening day defeat to Senegal in Cairo, captained within the absence of the suspended Daniel Bameyi, however was unfazed by the band and gave one other assuring efficiency for the seven-time champions.
As early because the tenth minute, he needed to enact a reflex save to cease a bullet header from a nook kick.
Each groups continued to frisk for alternatives with Nigeria’s Ibrahim Muhammad and Haliru Sarki probing deep however undone principally by inaccurate passes and poor ball-holding within the ultimate quarter.
Nonetheless, on the dot of half hour, Ibrahim Muhammad, who scored one of many targets that sank Mozambique on the ultimate day of Group A attrition, latched onto an extended ball from the defence, managed effectively and fired. His effort noticed the ball hit the upright, and in his confusion, defender Ibrahim Juma helped the ball into his personal web for the one aim of the match.
Muhammad ought to have made it two to buy a cruise for Nigeria solely 4 minutes after the restart, however he put an excessive amount of energy behind his flip and shot.
On the hour mark and 7 minutes after, Aniagboso saved point-blank efforts that sustained Nigeria’s lead, and within the eightieth minute, Samson Lawal spun the ball away from aim from a 22 -yard free-kick.
Victory earned Nigeria a slot in Monday’s semi-finals in addition to a ticket to Indonesia. The Flying Eagles will tackle the winner of the conflict between Congo and Tunisia, taking place on the Cairo Worldwide Stadium on Friday.
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