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WAFU U-17: Golden Eaglets squeeze into semi-finals on goal difference

The Golden Eaglets have miraculously progressed to the semi-finals without a win in their two games.
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria (Instagram./NFF)
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria (Instagram./NFF)

The Baby Elephants of Cote dIvoire, on Tuesday, January, 12, 20201 whipped their Ghanaian counterparts 3-1 in the last group B match of the ongoing WAFU U-17 tournament in Togo, to pick a semifinal ticket.

The win also helped Nigeria's Golden Eaglets pick the second ticket in the group and squeeze into the semi-finals of the competition.

The Golden Eaglets, who are five-time world champions in the age category, had started the competition on a poor note, losing 0-1 to the Baby Elephants.

They drew 1-1 with the Black Starlets of Ghana in the second match, thereby requiring the Ivoirians to beat Ghana by more than one goal to qualify.

Cote dIvoire topped group B with 6 points, while Nigeria came a distant second with just one point, same as Ghana, but with a better goal difference.

Nigeria will now play Burkina Faso in the semi-finals, while the Ivoirians would take on Niger Republic.

The two finalists automatically qualify for the 2021 CAF U-17 AFCON in Morocco.

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