Future Eagles Hammer New Caledonia, Beaten by Benin Republic
After going six matches unbeaten at the ongoing FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival in Azerbaijan, the Future Eagles finally succumbed to superior firepower, losing 3-6 to their counterparts from
The Future Eagles of Nigeria's U15 team faced an unexpected setback at the FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival in Azerbaijan. After an impressive run of six consecutive victories, they were defeated 3-6 by the Benin Republic team in a match played on Wednesday night. Captain Timothy Ogar Ijachi, who had been in stellar form throughout the tournament, scored twice in the match, bringing his tally to 11 goals.
Wisdom Boniface added Nigeria's second goal, marking his second of the competition. Ijachi's remarkable performance in the tournament has been noteworthy. He scored in the opening-day 3-3 draw against South Sudan, added another in the 2-2 draw with Jordan, and then netted twice in the 3-3 draw with The Gambia. He continued his impressive form on Monday by scoring the winning goal in the 2-1 win against Cyprus and later scoring Nigeria's lone goal in the 1-1 draw with Pakistan.
In Wednesday's match, he scored a hat-trick against New Caledonia before Nigeria's loss to Benin Republic.
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