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Burkina Faso Edge Golden Eaglets Out Of AFCON, World Cup

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Burkina Faso’s Younger Etalons took the few alternatives that got here their solution to defeat Nigeria 2-1 in a gritty Africa U17 Cup quarter-final duel in Algiers on Thursday.

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Defeat meant elimination from the match, and finish to a FIFA World Cup ticket ambition, for the five-time world champions who created much more alternatives however had been both denied by the sticks or by the good goalkeeper Isidore.

Charles Agada, who scored Nigeria’s first purpose in opposition to South Africa of their final group section in Constantine on Saturday, wasted a chance as early because the second minute, and Abubakar Abdullahi, one other scorer from the 3-2 defeat of South Africa, hit a scorching shot that rocked the crossbar with seven minutes gone.

Agada additionally hit the upright from a tussle contained in the field on the quarter-hour, and was then denied by the opposing goalkeeper with seven minutes left within the first interval.

Within the fortieth minute, Jeremiah Olaleke saved the Golden Eaglets’ blushes by heading the ball away on the goal-line with goalkeeper Richard Odoh stranded, however the identical participant was culpable when his howler contained in the field, after Odoh had parried an inswinger, let in Aboubacar Camara to place Burkina Faso forward on the dot of half time.

Eleven minutes into the second half, the Younger Etalons had been additional forward when Camara slotted previous Odoh from the penalty spot following a foul on Souleymane Alio – the participant who scored two objectives in opposition to Cameroon to dump out the Cup holders and get the Burkinabes to the final eight.

Abubakar Abdullahi pulled one again for Nigeria Golden Eaglets within the 67th minute, after good work from the left by Favour Daniel and Emmanuel Michael. However it all proved a bridge too far because the Burkinabes held on to say a well-known victory, and a spot within the AFCON semi finals and the FIFA World Cup.

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