African Games: Flying Eagles Draw Morocco 2-2, Book Semifinal Berth - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 24, 2019
Nigeria’sFlying Eagles has booked a semi-finals berth in the men’s football event of theAll African Games following a 2-2 draw against host, Morocco in their lastGroup-A match.
TheFlying Eagles fought back twice in the game to condemn the hosts to an earlyexit from the competition. The hosts who needed a win to advance to thesemi-finals stage, started strongly and scored an early goal in the game.
Nigeriafought back and got a deserved equalizer late in the first half with AbubakarIbrahim converting from the spot after Ahmad Ghali was brought down inside thebox.Morocco regained thelead from the spot early in the second half after a Flying Eagles playerhandled the ball in the box. However substitute Emeka Chinonso saved Nigeria’sblushes by netting the equaliser deep into stoppage time.