Eaglets kick off 2022 WAFU B U-17 Tourney in style

Emmanuel Alfred

Emmanuel Michael, Precious Williams, Jubril Azeez and Light Ike were all on target for the Golden Eaglets as they beat hosts Ghana 4-2 in their Group A opener of the 2022 WAFU B U-17 tournament in Cape Coast Stadium on Saturday with Abdul Razak Salifu and Collins Agyemang scoring for the Ghanaian side.

Michael scored first for the Eaglets in the 12th minute from a brilliant free-kick before Williams made it 2-0 on 43 minutes.

In the 53rd minute Azeez got on the score sheet to make it 3-1 before Salifu pulled a goal back for Ghana on 58 minutes.
With 12 minutes left Ike added the fourth goal but Agyemang scored from the penalty spot to end the tie 4-2.
The Eaglets’ next group game is against Togo on Tuesday, 14 June, with a draw enough to take them through to the semi-final.

Contingents from Group A will be playing tomorrow (Sunday) with Côte d’Ivoire taking on Benin Republic and Burkina Faso trading tackles with Niger Republic.

The final two teams of the WAFU B tournament will qualify for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.

And the top four teams at the U-17 AFCON tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru as the CAF representatives.

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