AFCON
IT’S UP NIGERIA! BEAT GHANA ON PENALTIES!
The Golden Eaglets Saturday night in Niamey, Niger Republic picked the WAFU Zone B ticket for the African U-17 Nations Cup after beating their Ghanaian counterparts, 3-1 on penalties.
Scores after regulation time was 1-1 before the ensuing penalty shoot out when the nerves of the Ghanaian failed.
After a scoreless first half, the Ghanaians took the lead in the 54th minute. But the Eaglets rallied back as to cancelled the lead almost immediately.
In the penalty shootout, Ghana took the first shot and missed as the ball hit the bar. Nigeria took the next kick and Ishaya scored