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| U23 Eagles coach Samson Siasia |
Nigeria U-23 team on Sunday
won their first group match of the 2015 CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
with a 3-2 victory over Mali at the Stade de Caroline, Mbour, Senegal.
A brace from Junior Ajayi and a goal
from Usman Mohammed gave Nigeria their first three points of the
competition in the five-goal thriller. Adama Niane and Souleymane
Sissoko scored the goals for Mali.The Nigerians now lead Group B after
Algeria and Egypt, the other two teams in the group, played out a 1-1
draw. Mali sit bottom of the group after Sunday’s defeat.
Nigeria will play their next match on
Wednesday against Egypt before playing Algeria in their final group
match. The top three teams at the competition, which will end on
December 12, will represent Africa at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
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| U23 Eagles coach Samson Siasia |
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