Nigeria's Flying Eagles score 17 goals in three friendlies
Nigeria's U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, are showing dominating form in the build-up to next year's U-20 Africa Cup of Nations billed for Egypt.
>Currently camped out in Abuja under the watchful eyes of head coach, Isah Ladan Bosso, the Flying Eagles have been ruthless in all three friendlies they have played so far; scoring an astonishing 17 goals.
In their last friendly match at the Fifa Goal Project Football Turf this weekend, the Flying Eagles beat the Keffi-Selected team 7-0.
Halliru Sarki got the curtain up in the fourth minute before Jonas Emmanuel added the second goal after 21 minutes.
Emmanuel Ekpenyong added three in total before Ibrahim Yahaya's goal in the 29th minute.
Jonas Emmanuel added his second from the penalty spot in the 40th minute before completing his hat trick a minute later in the penalty area to make it 6-0.
The Flying Eagles continued their dominant display in the second half with Obiakor Ifeshinachi wrapping up the goal fest to make it 7-0.
Earlier on Friday, the Nigerian Boys U-20 beat Capital City FC 5-0 in another friendly match.
Striker, Abdurahman Adam sent the Capital City goalkeeper the wrong way from the penalty spot in the 12th minute of the game after Alex Ayuba stumbled in the penalty area to give the side an early lead Flying Eagles.
Alex Ayuba, fouled for the penalty, doubled the Eagles lead in the 31st minute with a low drive to give Bosso's quarters a two-goal lead before half-time.
>Substitute Albert Hillary added the 3rd goal three minutes into the second half before midfield crier Daniel Daga in the 59th minute.
Hillary added her second of the game and the Flying Eagles' fifth goal in the 70th minute of the game to complete the rout.
Another scintillating performance was recorded by the Ladan Bosso-led side who annihilated Paul E Sports Academy 5-0 on Thursday.
While he is delighted with the form his boys have shown, Bosso says he expects his Nigerian U-20 boys to improve further as they resume preparations on Monday in Abuja.< /p>
The Flying Eagles, seven-time African champions, triumphed at the WAFU B U20 Championship held in the Republic of Niger earlier in the year to qualify to represent the zone at the Africa Cup of Nations. Nations U20 2023.
The tournament in Egypt will take place from February 18 to March 12, 2023
The four AFCON U20 semi-finalists will fly the African flag at next year's FIFA U20 World Cup final in Indonesia
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Nigeria's U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, are showing dominating form in the build-up to next year's U-20 Africa Cup of Nations billed for Egypt.
>Currently camped out in Abuja under the watchful eyes of head coach, Isah Ladan Bosso, the Flying Eagles have been ruthless in all three friendlies they have played so far; scoring an astonishing 17 goals.
In their last friendly match at the Fifa Goal Project Football Turf this weekend, the Flying Eagles beat the Keffi-Selected team 7-0.
Halliru Sarki got the curtain up in the fourth minute before Jonas Emmanuel added the second goal after 21 minutes.
Emmanuel Ekpenyong added three in total before Ibrahim Yahaya's goal in the 29th minute.
Jonas Emmanuel added his second from the penalty spot in the 40th minute before completing his hat trick a minute later in the penalty area to make it 6-0.
The Flying Eagles continued their dominant display in the second half with Obiakor Ifeshinachi wrapping up the goal fest to make it 7-0.
Earlier on Friday, the Nigerian Boys U-20 beat Capital City FC 5-0 in another friendly match.
Striker, Abdurahman Adam sent the Capital City goalkeeper the wrong way from the penalty spot in the 12th minute of the game after Alex Ayuba stumbled in the penalty area to give the side an early lead Flying Eagles.
Alex Ayuba, fouled for the penalty, doubled the Eagles lead in the 31st minute with a low drive to give Bosso's quarters a two-goal lead before half-time.
>Substitute Albert Hillary added the 3rd goal three minutes into the second half before midfield crier Daniel Daga in the 59th minute.
Hillary added her second of the game and the Flying Eagles' fifth goal in the 70th minute of the game to complete the rout.
Another scintillating performance was recorded by the Ladan Bosso-led side who annihilated Paul E Sports Academy 5-0 on Thursday.
While he is delighted with the form his boys have shown, Bosso says he expects his Nigerian U-20 boys to improve further as they resume preparations on Monday in Abuja.< /p>
The Flying Eagles, seven-time African champions, triumphed at the WAFU B U20 Championship held in the Republic of Niger earlier in the year to qualify to represent the zone at the Africa Cup of Nations. Nations U20 2023.
The tournament in Egypt will take place from February 18 to March 12, 2023
The four AFCON U20 semi-finalists will fly the African flag at next year's FIFA U20 World Cup final in Indonesia
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