FIFA<\/a> U-20 World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n“We (technical crew) are very impressed because the\u00a0players were able to express and translate some of the things they\u00a0have learnt in practice and this was a good match.”<\/p>\n
Yet it was the visitors that went in front in the sixth minute when\u00a0Udoh shot a lively angular shot beyond goalkeeper Suleiman Abdullahi.\u00a0However, Osimhen equalized ten minutes later which was followed with a\u00a0brace in the 26th and 37th minute by Nwakali as the Emmanuel\u00a0Amuneke-led side raced to a 3-1 lead in the first half. Osimhen added\u00a0another goal in the 59th minute but was later sent off for poor\u00a0conduct.<\/p>\n
Substitute Okonkwo scored with sublime ease for the Golden Eaglets in the 84th minute\u00a0following a through pass from the midfield while Gavi Thompson\u00a0ballooned the ball over the bar from the penalty spot in the 88th\u00a0minute. Nevertheless, Villa View Hotels’ lads were not done as James\u00a0nodded the ball beyond goalkeeper Suleiman to reduce the tally to 5-2.<\/p>\n
An impressed Amuneke said it\u00a0 was not yet Uhuru\u00a0 for the 35 players\u00a0battling to make the Golden Eaglets’ final list 0f 21 players for the FIFA\u00a0Under-17 World Cup, adding the team still need more top friendly\u00a0matches to ascertain their readiness for the task ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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