WAFU U-20: Flying Eagles beat Togo 3-0, qualify for semi-finals
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated Togo’s U-20 football team 3-0 on Thursday in the second Group B match of the ongoing WAFU U-20 tournament in Cote d’Ivoire.
The Young Sparrow Hawks of Togo held the Flying Eagles to a scoreless first half, but Nigeria got the breakthrough two minutes into the second half.
Muiz Adeleke, who scored a brace against the Black Satellites of Ghana, opened the scoring for Nigeria with a beautiful finish.
The Togolese fought for an equaliser, but it was Adeleke who got his second goal of the match in the 59th minute to double Nigeria’s lead.
Abdoulaye Agbejoye came off the bench to score Nigeria’s third goal in the 85th minute, putting the match beyond the Young Sparrow Hawks of Togo.
With the win, the Flying Eagles have qualified for the semi-finals with one more group match to go.
Nigeria will face Burkina Faso on Sunday in their final Group B match at the Yamoussoukro Stadium in Cote d’Ivoire.
The the match will be played at 3 p.m. Nigerian time.
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