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U20 AFCON: Gambia vs Nigeria – Players to Watch
By Monsurah Olatunji
Nigeria’s fairytale run at this year’s U20 AFCON tournament has largely been a team effort which is further proven by left-back Solomon Agbalaka being the standout Flying Eagle so far.
The 19-year-old scored Nigeria’s first goal at the tournament which was also the winning goal against the hosts, Egypt which proved to be the turning point for Nigeria and has been consistently solid throughout the showpiece in Egypt. He has won two man of the match awards in the four games he has played so far.
Gambia, on the other hand, have many stars but none have shone brighter than 18-year-old Adama Bojang whose hattrick against South Sudan makes him the second-highest scorer at this tournament.
Adama is reportedly attracting interest from a host of European clubs with Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest (both in the English Premier League) in the race to acquire his services.
The Gambians have more than one goal threat though as 20-year-old Alagie Sane has also scored twice in this tournament while no Nigerian player has scored more than once.
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