How Côte d’Ivoire Shocked Golden Eaglets

Anderson Niangbo scored a late goal to condemn Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to a shock 1-0 defeat against Côte d’Ivoire in their second group match of the CAF Under-17 Championship.

Despite dominating the fixture, the Nigerian youngsters failed to crack a sturdy Ivorian backline and were made to reflect on the cruelty of football when their opponents took advantage of a double error to produce a goal out of nothing.

As the game ebbed away, Nigeria poured men up-front in search of a winning goal. With one attack repelled, Côte d’Ivoire launched a long, hopeful punt forward. Nigeria goalkeeper Adewale totally misjudged the ensuing cross, and Ahissan held up the ball before laying it into the lath of Niangbo to drill in.

It is the Eaglets first loss in both competitive and friendly games, and means they have to wait until their final group match against Congo tomorrow to seek qualification.