KEHINDE FAJOBI
Nigeria’s U17 male team, Golden Eaglets on Tuesday evening thrashed defending champions, Cote d’Ivoire 3–1 to qualify for the final of the ongoing U17 WAFU Zone B tournament in Ghana as well as the 2023 U17 AFCON.
The Golden Eaglets came from a goal down with Emmanuel Michael scoring a brace, both free-kicks and Idris Abdullahi making it a treble to avenge their defeat to Cote d’Ivoire, the winners of the previous edition.
Emmanuel Michael was voted the Man of the Match, his third consecutive MOTM Award of the tournament.
Nigeria will face either Burkina Faso or Ghana in the final.