AfconQ: Golden Eaglets face Cote d’Ivoire hurdle in semifinal showdown

The Nigerian lads want yet one more win to ensure their spot in subsequent yr’s cadet continental championship scheduled to happen in Algeria

The Golden Eaglets will commerce tackles with the Cote d’Ivoire u-17 nationwide group within the semifinals of the WAFU B Zone u-17 Africa Cup of Nations Cup qualifiers on Tuesday, June 21.

The Nigerian boys completed prime of Group A, which has solely three groups, after beating Ghana 4-2 and Togo 3-1 in a present of whole dominance.

Cote d’Ivoire, on Saturday, arrange a date with the Golden Eaglets regardless of falling 4-2 to Group B winners Burkina Faso.

The Ivorians had earlier been surprised 3-2 by a hard-fighting Benin u-17 group of their opening group match.

However the Child Elephants regained their composure on matchday two to pressure a 6-1 humiliation down the throat of the Niger Republic.

However needing solely a draw to ensure second place behind Burkina Faso u-17, Benin had been themselves handed a 3-1 spanking by Niger, permitting the Child Elephants to steal previous them into the semifinals.

Excessive-flying Burkina Faso, the one unbeaten group within the competitors alongside Nigeria, face Group A runners-up Ghana within the different semifinal conflict.

The 2 semi-final matches will happen on the Cape Coast Stadium on Tuesday.

Solely the finalists are assured their spots on the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Algeria subsequent yr.

The Golden Eaglets are essentially the most profitable cadet group on planet earth, with a report 5 world titles.