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U-20 W’Cup: Flying Eagles in winning start” •Hammer Qatar 4-0

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6 years ago

May 25, 2019

Nigeria’ s Flying Eagles got off to a flying start at the 2019 U – 20 World Cup in Poland on Friday with a 4 – 0 win over Qatar .
Goals from Maxwell Effiom , Henry Offia , Ayotomiwa Dele – Bashiru and Aliu Salawudeen gave the Nigerians an emphatic win over their Asian counterparts in Tychy .
The Flying Eagles , runners – up to a Joao Pinto – propelled Portugal in 1989 and a Lionel Messi- inspired Argentina in 2005 , soared 2 – 0 up inside 25 minutes – and both goals were indebted to their left – back .

Ikouwem Utin sent his marker the wrong way before unleashing a swerving shot , which Shehab Mamdouh could only push into the path of Effiom , whose first – time volley broke the deadlock in the 12 th minute . The Nigeria No . 3 then somehow sprung four challenges down the left and cut the ball back to present Okechukwa Offia with a comfortable finish from close range 12 minutes later .

The two – time U – 20 World Cup runners – up were in control and were never threatened by the Asians , and Offia should have made it three early in the second half but saw his weak effort parried for a corner kick .
Manchester City’ s Dele – Bashiru showed shrewdness and clinical competence when put through by a great pass , to make it three in the 68 th minute .

Defender Salawudeen , on the books of Amuneke Academy , rifled into the net for Nigeria’ s fourth after the ball fell into his path from a corner kick to complete the rout .

Qatar did have their chances . Zulkifilu Rabiu catapulted himself across the Tychy turf to make an outstanding block from Yusuf Abdurisag , and Nigeria goalkeeper Olawale Oremade was alert to break up a three – on- one break from which the underdogs should have made more .

The Flying Eagles will head to the city of Bielsko- Biala , where they play the United States of America in their second game on Monday while Qatar square up against Ukraine .