Flying Eagles of Nigeria crush Junior Chipolopolo of Zambia in international friendly

Flying Eagles of Nigeria crush Junior Chipolopolo of Zambia in international friendly

At the M.K.O. Abiola Stadium in Abuja today, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated Junior Chipolopolo of Zambia 4-2 in an international friendly match.Flying Eagles of Nigeria crush Junior Chipolopolo of Zambia in international friendly

The friendly game is being used by the two teams to get ready for the upcoming CAF U-20 African Cup of Nations, which will take place in Egypt from February 19 to March 11, 2023.

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In the 43rd minute of the first half of the game, Halilu Sarki gave the Ladan Bosso side the lead.

In the 62nd minute of the second half of the game, Moses Mulenga equalized the score for the Zambian team.

Olamilekan Adams made it 2-1 for the Flying Eagles in the 66th minute of the second half. Lasmond Phiri of Zambia tied the game at 2-2 four minutes later.

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Nigeria however, won the game 4-2 thanks to two quick goals from Emmanuel Uchegbu and Samson Lawal in the final fifteen (15) minutes.

𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕? 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒙!

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Obum Akawor
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