U17 AFCON: Eaglets Defeat Ghana 3-1 on Penalties, Pick WAFU B Sole Ticket

By Admin After a very close first half, Manu Garba's side started the second half on the front foot, however it was the Black Starlets that broke the deadlock in the 54th minute. The Golden Eaglets responded almost immediately as Amoo scored the equaliser after some fine play in midfield. The Amaju Pinnick led NFF has made several promises to the Golden Eaglets The Golden Eaglets tried to get a late winner but were unable to as the Ghanaians held on for a penalty shootout according to the rules of the tournament. David Ishaya scored Nigeria's first penalty as Ghana hit the cross bar. Captain Samson Tijani scored the second for Nigeria as Ghana also converted. The Golden Eaglets beat their Ghanoan counterparts on penalties (Cable) Star player Amoo missed for the Golden Eaglets but Ghana's Agyapong also could not covert. Muhammad Ibrahim scored for Nigeria as Issaaku missed for Ghana which crowned the Golden Eaglets champions. By defeating the Black Starlets in the final of the WAFU Zone B, the Golden Eaglets get ticket to represent the zone at the 2019 U-17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in Tanzania.