'Naija spirit' - Osimhen hails Golden Eaglets success in the AFCON U17

Napoli and Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen has congratulated the Golden Eaglets on their triumph against South Africa at the U17 Africa Cup of Nations competition.

The young side led by Nduka Ugbade defeated the Amajimbos in a thrilling 3-2 tie on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2023 AFCON in Constantine after losing to Morocco by a score of 2-nil.

Following the under-17 team’s tenacious pursuit of an available automatic qualifying spot, the Napoli striker used his social media platform to commend the Nigerian starlet for their enthusiasm.

Mkhawana Vicky scored the game’s first goal for the South Africans in the sixth minute of play, and after Charles Agada had tied the score in the 34th, Mabena Siyabonga gave the Southern Africans the lead once again with a cool finish.

Light Eke evened the score for Nigeria in the second half before Abubakar Abdullahi slotted them the lead in the 64th minute with a beautiful cross from Emmanuel Michael.

The Golden Eaglets came in second place in Group B with the win, and the former under-17 star congratulated them.

“Naija spirit, congratulations to the Golden Eaglets,” he wrote.

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