WAFU B U17 CHAMPIONSHIP: GOLDEN EAGLETS THROUGH TO SEMI FINAL AFTER THRASHING TOGO 3-1

Nigeria’s U-17 nationwide staff is thru to the semi-final stage of the continued WAFU B U-17 Championship following their 3-1 victory over Togo on Tuesday.

Having began with the 4-2 hammering of hosts Ghana final weekend, the Golden Eaglets produced one other sterling show on Tuesday within the regional event.

First-half objectives from Kevwe Iyede within the thirteenth minute and one other from Treasured Williams within the twenty first minute helped the Eaglets race right into a two-goal lead by halftime.

Although Komi Ahouankpo pulled one again for Togo within the seventy fifth minute, Coach Nduka Ugbade’s boys ensured they completed the tie with a two-goal margin as Gentle Eke made it 3-1 within the eighty fifth minute.

With Nigeria already selecting one of many semi-final slots from Group A, will probably be a winner-takes-all within the remaining group sport between hosts Ghana and Togo.

Now safely within the semi-final the place they await the runners-up in Group B, Coach Ugbade is near attaining his major goal on the WAFU event.

He stated: “Our major goal is to earn a ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations, after which we go full throttle for the trophy.

“Nigeria has a pedigree in U-17 soccer and we can’t afford to disappoint.”

Group B includes Cote d’Ivoire alongside Burkina Faso, Benin, and the Niger Republic.

The 2 finalists from the WAFU B competitors will function on the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Algeria early subsequent 12 months.

All 4 semi-finalists in that continental event to be performed in Algeria will qualify for the FIFA U17 World Cup finals later within the 12 months in Peru.

Nigeria stays the world’s most profitable staff at this degree with 5 world titles to its title.