U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles Beat Mauritania 5-0
The Flying Eagles played out a 1-1 draw away at Mauritania and needed a goalless draw or a win by any margin to progress to the 2019 U-20 AFCON.
The game took place after the rain stopped at the Agege Stadium with IK Start midfielder Afeez Aremu in the starting line up for the Flying Eagles.
Wasiu Alalade gave the Flying Eagles an early lead when his blasted in a shot in the 11th minute.
The lead was doubled just before the start of the second half when Rabiu Mohammed played the ball through for Nazifi Yahaya to convert.
The Flying Eagles created more chances to score but were unable to add to their two goal advantage as they went into the break.
Just after the start of the second half, Nazifi Yahaya made it a three goal advantage for the Flying Eagles with his second of the game. Aniekeme Asuquo put the game past Mauritania with the fourth goal of the game for he Flying Eagles.
Ali Isah was brought down in the penalty area an Aremu stepped up to convert the resulting penalty.
The result means that Flying Eagles are through on a 6-1 aggregate scoreline to the 2019 U-20 AFCON after missing out of the last edition.
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