AYC 2015: Flying Eagles Cruise Past Ghana To Reach The Final

The Nigeria U20 team, the Flying Eagles are through to the finals of the ongoing Africa Youth Championships as they beat fierce West African rivals Ghana 2-0 on Wednesday in the first semifinal played at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar.

A goal in each half was all that was required from the Flying Eagles team to maintain their unbeaten run at the 2015 AYC and stay on course to win Nigeria’s seventh AYC title.

After starting rather slowly Obinna Nwobodo through a ‘lucky header’ in the 23rd minute put Nigeria in front after the 18-year old Enugu Rangers player rose high to connect to a cross from Captain Musa Muhammed and the effort was bundled in by the Ghana goalkeeper

In the 32nd minute, Ghana U20 team, the Black Satellites came pretty close to restoring parity but they could only hit the bar with their effort.

The cushion goal Nigeria needed finally came in the 72nd minute when the Flying Eagles won a penalty kick and was again converted by Skipper Musa Muhammed.

The Flying Eagles will now wait for who their opponents will be between Mali and Senegal who play the other semifinal game on Thursday.