Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets booked a place in the semi-final of the WAFU B U-17 Championship following a comfortable 3-0 victory over Togo in their final Group B game on Thursday.
The game was shifted from Wednesday to Thursday morning after heavy rain rendered the University Stadium pitch unplayable.
The Eaglets took control of the game from the blast of the whistle and scored the curtain-raiser through Abdulmuiz Adeleke following an assist from Abdulmuiz Oladimeji.
Rapha Adams nodded home the second from captain Simon Cletus’ sublime cross 10 minutes before the break.
It was Adam’s second goal of the competition.
Adeleke scored his brace after collecting a through pass from Cletus three minutes before the hour mark.
The young forward missed the chance to complete his hat-trick when he missed from the spot on 68 minutes.
Manu Garba’s side tops Group B with seven points from three games and will face Cote d’Ivoire in the semi-final.
Hosts Ghana and Burkina Faso will clash in the other semi-final.
The Eaglets are the defending champions of the WAFU B U-17 tournament.
It is the qualifier for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Meanwhile, Edward Ochigbo was named Player of the Match following the Golden Eaglets’ victory over Togo
Ochigbo, who came in as a second-half substitute, delivered a commanding performance following his introduction.
Captain Simon Cletus won the Player of the Match award in Golden Eaglets’ previous two games against Burkina Faso and the Republic of Niger.
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