Flying Eagles Win Four-Nation Tournament

John Obuh’s Flying Eagles beat hosts Egypt 2-0 on Friday to claim a second Four Nation tournament win.

Sani Emmanuel and Omo Ojabu both scored for the team to finish the tournament with three goals each, as the Nigerians finished the round robin tournament with a one hundred percent record.

In their first match, the Flying Eagles beat fellow West Africans Togo 1-0 courtesy of a goal by winger Terry Envoh. They followed that with a 7-0 whiplash of Kenya with Sani Emmanuel and Omo Ojabu netting a brace each, and Stephen Adah, George White Agwuocha and Eddy Onazi scoring one goal each.

Victory earned the Flying Eagles the winner’s prize of $20,000, and followed their triumph at another Four–Nation Invitational in Cape Town, South Africa in April. That tournament was attended by both Brazil and Ghana in addition to the hosts.

The Eagles will begin their race for the 2011 African Youth Championship to be staged by Egypt with a qualifying fixture against Guinea in August.