Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets in Constantine lost for Morocco to earn all three points and sail into the quarter-finals of the Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations.
The Golden Eaglets wasted a basketful of opportunities in a match they dominated for large periods in the Algerian city.
An own goal by Tochukwu Ogboji as early as the second minute was all the Moroccans, who beat South Africa’s Amajimbo 2-0 on the opening day, needed.
They are now within a step of booking a spot at this year’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup, in spite of having their last group match against Zambia and then the quarter-finals.
As it was in their opening match against Zambia, the Eaglets created chance after chance but pathetically lacked precision in front of goal.
Abubakar Abdullahi should have done better than sending the ball skywards after Emmanuel Michael put him through in the 21st minute.
The Eaglets will now face South Africa on Saturday, needing victory in order to be assured of qualification to the last eight.
