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Goalkeeper Lawani Clinton was the leader arsenic the Flying Eagles booked a spot successful the last of the WAFU B U-20 Championship courtesy of a 4-3 punishment shootout triumph implicit hosts Côte d’Ivoire.
The keenly contested semi-final brushwood ended 2-2 aft other time.
Côte d’Ivoire dominated the opening exchanges and took the pb successful the 18th minute.
Captain Habila Simeon drew Nigeria level successful the 68th infinitesimal with a header.
It was the archetypal extremity conceded by the hosts successful the competition.
Abubakar Aliyu gave Nigeria the pb for the archetypal clip successful the archetypal fractional of other time.
Côte d’Ivoire, however, equalised successful added clip to marque it 2-2.
There were nary goals thereafter, and the necktie had to beryllium decided by a punishment shootout.
Simeon missed Nigeria’s 2nd spot-kick, but Lawani made 2 saves to assistance the Flying Eagles scope the final.
WAFU B U-20 Championship: Flying Eagles bushed Côte d’Ivoire connected penalties, scope final
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