Nigeria’s Eaglets crash out of CAF U17, lose 1-2 to B/Faso

Nigeria’s Eaglets crash out of CAF U17, lose 1-2 to B/Faso

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets Thursday night suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to Burkina Faso in the quarterfinals of the 2023 CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

The loss not only knocked them out of the tournament but also dashed Nigeria’s hopes of securing a spot in the FIFA U17 World Cup later this year.

Nduka Ugbade-tutored side only had themselves to blame for the defeat as defensive errors cost the team dearly after starting the game well even hitting the post twice in the opening 10 minutes.

No one would be feeling the pain more than Tochukwu Ogboji who was responsible for both goals conceded by the Eaglets.

He failed to clear the ball, which allowed Aboubacar Camara to tap into an empty net for the opening goal.

Ogboji was also responsible for the second goal as he gave away a totally avoidable penalty which Camara was more than happy to convert to grab his brace.

Nigeria, to their credit played very well, but their efforts were contained by the Burkina Faso defence.

However, Abubakar Abdullahi pulled one back for the Eaglets.

The team missed the chance to level when Light Eke fluffed his chance of an easy tap in; and the attack line just wasn’t composed enough to take their chances.

 

Nigeria’s Eaglets crash out of CAF U17, lose 1-2 to B/Faso