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- Nigeria edged Tunisia 1-0 successful their opening lucifer of the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations successful Morocco connected Thursday evening, May 1
- A first-half onslaught from Auwal Ibrahim secured each 3 points for the Flying Eagles against the North African side
- Coach Aliyu Zubairu's broadside volition crook their absorption to their adjacent radical signifier clash against hosts Morocco connected Sunday, May 4, 2025
Nigeria defeated Tunisia 1-0 successful their opening lucifer of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) astatine the 30 June Air Defence Stadium successful Cairo, Egypt, connected Thursday evening, May 1.
The Flying Eagles scored the lone extremity of the lucifer successful the 37th minute, arsenic Auwal Ibrahim finished disconnected a well-timed walk from Odinaka Okoro with composure and precision.
Nigeria continued to use unit connected the Tunisian defence but were incapable to adhd to their pb earlier the break.
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Tunisia came retired stronger successful the 2nd half, pushing for an equaliser, but failed to capitalise connected their chances arsenic the Flying Eagles remained composed and organized.
Nigeria had a punishment entreaty waved disconnected pursuing a VAR review, aft a subordinate was brought down successful the Tunisian box.
In the 82nd minute, skipper Daniel Bameyi came to the team’s rescue with a important involution aft a collision with a Tunisian guardant adjacent the extremity area.
Goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt followed up with a superb prevention successful the 87th minute, parrying a low-driven changeable to sphere Nigeria’s lead.
The Flying Eagles stay unbeaten successful 8 of their past 10 U-20 AFCON opening matches.
Nigeria, the astir decorated squad successful U-20 AFCON history, past won the tourney successful 2015 nether the guidance of Manu Garba per, CAF.
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Mixed Reactions way Flying Eagles' victory
Legit.ng compiled immoderate of the comments from the U20 AFCON Facebook page:
Chibui Ke said:
"This boys are bully connected ball, they should conscionable physique their confidence."Ogeh Anne Onyebo wrote:
"It was Sierra Leone and present Nigeria. Good luck Ghana ❤️❤️❤️."Ehfa Keimu added:
"Congratulations Nigeria. We observe you contiguous arsenic you observe america yesterday."Also sending my heartfelt appreciation to Liberia, they ever enactment our teams and Monrovia and SKD stadium has been our fortunate crushed and 2nd location successful each our shot qualifiers."Ekudehinwa Abayomi posited:
"Beautiful extremity scores and Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli missing this benignant of extremity against PSH."@DjSohlz wrote:
"A saccharine physique up and goal, Martinelli volition miss that accidental 😂"Martins Adebayo Olatise posited:
"This Nigeria squad look truthful young."Taye Taiwo advises Flying Eagles
Legit.ng earlier reported that erstwhile Nigeria planetary Taye Taiwo advised the existent Flying Eagles players not to play to the assemblage astatine the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
The 40-year-old urged the players to presumption themselves arsenic a squad alternatively than individuals, emphasising the value of ever listening to their coach.
Taiwo besides reflected connected however the squad managed to suffice for the FIFA U-20 World Cup successful 2005, contempt a challenging AFCON campaign.
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