NigerianUnder-20 coaches were left scratching their heads at the
African Youth Championship after the Flying Eagles forced the Junior
Elephants of Cote'd Ivoire to a 2-2 draw in their last group A match
decided at the Caroline Faye Stadium in Dakar, Senegal.
Flying Eagles went down in the first minute of the game after Degbole
Franck fired home from inside the box. But Christian Pyagbara restored
some hope in the fourth minute. The Ivorians kept the pressure on the
Flying Eagles and they were rewarded in the 10th minute when Chris
Bedia restored the Ivorian lead.
At the resumption the Flying Eagles searched for the equaliser and
they toiled all through, looking for openings in the Junior Elephants
defence, they finally had their break in the dying minutes of the
match.
They were back in the match when left-back Mustapha Abdullahi was
hacked down in the box. Team skipper Musa Mohammed stepped up to
convert the resultant spot kick for his third goal of the tournament.
The entertaining match ended 2-2 with the fans enjoying values for
their hard earned cash.
The six-time winners of the AYC, who had already qualified for the
semi finals of the competition ended up as group winners with seven
points from three games.
The Flying Eagles had won all their matches in the group.
--Vanguard
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