Champions! Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets win WAFU U-17 Tournament

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have defeated Burkina Faso 2-1 to win the 2022 West Africa Soccer Union Zone B U-17 Championship in Cape Coast.

The ultimate was performed between the 2 west African rivals on Friday, June 24, 2022 on the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana.

The Golden Eaglets went went in entrance via Abubakar Abdullahi within the twenty second minute as he headed house from a lovely pinpoint cross from Emmanuel Michael.

The Burkinabes drew stage when A. Ouedraogo took benefit of a defensive mix-up to make it 1-1 simply 4 minutes earlier than the break.

The Nigerians went again in entrance barely two minutes into the secondhalf as Abubakar Abdullahi grabbed his second when he pounced on a unfastened ball from a free kick by freekick specialist, Emmanuel Michael which was fumbled by the goalkeeper.

Abdullahi missed a gilt-edged likelihood to seize his hat-trick 9 minutes into the second half and the Burkinababes forwards piled on the stress however the Eaglets noticed off their threats to go to the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations match in Algeria subsequent yr as West Africa Zone B greatest cadet crew.