Seyi Akanni
The Golden Eaglets started their campaign at the ongoing UEFA Assist U17 International Tournament against Senegal with a defeat to their African counterpart Senegal.
The WAFU U-17 champions missed alot of chances in the first half despite dominating the proceeding from the blast of the whistle.
Senegal grew in confidence as the game proceeded with two quick fire goals deep into second half, thereby condemning the former world champions to a defeat in their first game of the invitational tournament.
"Yeah, we created lots of chances in the first half and failed to score.
"We conceded both goals in the second half. One from corner kick and the other a shot from the edge of the eighteen after one of our defender gave away the ball.
"The two teams gave a good account of themselves with Nigeria dominating play in the first half while Senegal had the second half". An official of the team informed Coded Sports.
Eaglets will now aim for win when they tackle Montenegro in their second game of the competition on Thursday.
No comments:
Post a Comment