Nigeria, Oct. 4 -- Nigeria's Golden Eaglets closed their WAFU B U-17 Championship campaign with a professional 2-0 win over Burkina Faso in Friday's third-place play-off in Yamoussoukro.
Yet, the victory felt like a consolation prize after another failed qualification bid for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Coach Manu Garba handed Ahmed Yusuf his first start of the tournament and the young forward seized the moment, drilling home a low strike just five minutes into the second half to break the deadlock after Nigeria had wasted several first-half chances.
Substitute Famous Umole made the points safe in the 77th minute, latching onto a precise Paul Ugwu through-ball to slot past the Burkinabe goalkeeper and seal the result.
Yusuf's perf...
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