Morocco dent Golden Eaglets AFCON title hopes

The Golden Eaglets’ hunt for U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) glory suffered a mishap following a 1-0 loss to Morocco in Algeria yesterday.

The three-time champions wasted a basketful of alternatives in a match they dominated for big durations in Constantine because the North African earned all three factors to sail into the quarter-finals.

An personal aim by Tochukwu Ogboji as early because the 2nd minute was all of the Moroccans, who downed South Africa’s Amajimbo 2-0 on the opening day, wanted to make it inside a step of reserving a spot at this yr’s FIFA U17 World Cup.

As occurred of their opening match towards Zambia, the Eaglets created likelihood after likelihood however pathetically lacked precision in entrance of aim.

Abubakar Abdullahi ought to have finished higher than balloon the ball skywards after Emmanuel Michael put him by within the twenty first minute, and captain Treasured Williams additionally didn’t make hay because the North Africans mounted an impregnable rearguard.

Defender Yahaya Lawali, who was once more picked as Man-of-the-Match regardless of nigeria’s loss, shot in the direction of the sky with a by ball within the 69th minute. Substitutes Gentle Eke and Adewale Quadri supplied the one actual exams for the Moroccan goalkeeper in a frantic second interval.

In the long run, Morocco held on for the win to make it two wins in two to take cost of Group B, with nigeria left to rue what may need been.

The Eaglets will now play South Africa on Saturday, and victory is crucial as a way to be assured of qualification to the final eight.

nigeria is in Algeria chasing for a 3rd U17 AFCON crown after profitable the final one 16 years in the past.

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