Players celebrate with goalscorer Osvaldo Capemba Capita of Angola during the 2018 Cosafa Under 17 Youth Championships Final football match between South Africa and Angola at the Francois Xavier Stadium in Port Louis, Mauritius on 29 July 2018 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix

Nigeria National Under 17 Male Football Team lost to their  Agolan counterparts 2-1 at the 2019 Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania.

In their Match Day 3 fixtures played at Dar es Salaam, Nigeria faced Angola on their second meeting at the 2019 CAF; Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations, in the third place play-off.

The Angola team starts the opening match with Osvaldo Capemba opened scoring at the 28th minutes of the first half.

Nigerian team translated their dominance to the required goals within two minutes with Wisdom Ubani’s equalizer making the point draw at half hour.

The game changer, Zito Luvumbo of Angola scored the second goal for the Angolans at the 49th minutes.

The competition continues today Sunday with Guinea trading tackles with Cameroon in the final match of the championship.

The Eaglets may have been knocked out of the championship, but the four countries including Nigeria, which played the semi-finals have automatically qualified to participate in the 2019 FIFA Under 17 World Cup in Brazil.