UEFA/CAF: Eaglets Thrash Guatemala 5-1 At U-17 Tournament - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 24, 2019
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets scored fourgoals within twenty-five minutes of play and one more in the second half tosecure a 5-1 victory over Guatemala on today.
In the Match Day-two fixture of theUEFA/CAF Under-17 Tournament in Turkey, the Eaglets were overwhelming in thistheir second game.
A 5 minute goal byOlakunle Olusegun unsettled Guatemala, who Abdullahi Fawaz upset them furtherwith his goal in the 10minute, as they attacking attacks into thevital area of Guatemala.
Seven minutes later, left full-backDavid Oduko extended the lead, while left-footed attacking midfielder AkinwunmiAmoo made it 4-0 in the 24th minute.  However, Ibraheem Jabaar was veryclinical with his sublime goal in the 84th minute to make it 5-1 against thehapless Guatemalans.
Speaking after the game, teamcaptain Samson Tijani said his teammates only implemented the instructions ofthe coaching crew. He added that the instructions were in line with theircoaching philosophy of how a team should play and the players were happy withthe number of goals scored. The Eaglets will face Senegal on Thursday in theirlast game.