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Manu Garba’s boys carved out a well-deserved 3-0 victory just a few days in the past however couldn’t replicate the identical type tonight as they fell to a lone goal defeat to the Child Elephants of South Africa
The Golden Eaglets lacked the innovative in assault and have been sloppy in defence, letting the Ivorians safe a remaining spot towards Burkina Faso.
Listed here are the 5 takeaways from the encounter as compiled by Soccernet.ng.
1. Lack of clinicality in assault.
Nigeria began the sport effectively, however as time went on, they couldn’t carry out as a workforce in assault. Both passes have been overhit or underhit. The ensuing makes an attempt from these passes weren’t nice as effectively, it was nearly just like the gamers had heavy legs and have been unable to shoot the ball effectively.
2. Sloppiness in defence.
Time after time, assault after assault, the Ivorians appeared to have a bodily benefit over Manu Garba’s defenders. They have been caught out of place just a few occasions and lacked confidence on the ball once they had it.
3. Nigeria will play towards Ghana within the third-place fixture.
The Golden Eaglets’ loss to Ivory Coast means the Child Elephants will play towards Burkina Faso within the WAFU B U-17 CAF remaining, whereas Nigeria will play towards Ghana within the third place.
4. Nigeria is not going to take part within the 2025 AFCON U-17 match.
The Golden Eaglets is not going to take part within the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the prerequisite match for the 2025 U-17 FIFA World Cup as a result of they couldn’t attain the ultimate. The AFCON tickets will go to the finalists, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.
5. Nigeria want extra artistic midfielders.
All through the competitors, abilities have been ample, however one key factor has been absent, and that’s the presence of a midfielder who can management video games and create possibilities out of nothing. With a proficient field to field participant, the workforce ought to have the ability to do higher subsequent time.
Adefolahan Guerreiro
Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and author at Soccernet Nigeria.
With a Bachelor’s diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a observe document of involvement in Faculty sports activities, Adefolahan is targeted on crafting partaking soccer content material and utilising his language expertise and intensive sports activities data to reinforce content material accessibility for a world viewers.
He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.
