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U-23 Eagles win bronze as Falcons fumble again

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9 years ago

September 18, 2015

In from Nifemi Daniel …
Nigeria U-23 Eagles defeated Congo 5-3 on penalties to win bronze medal in the third place match at the Massamba Debat Stadium, Brazzaville.
The coach Samson Siasia led team had the last laugh on penalties after the encounter ended barren in regulation time.
It was the third time the U-23 Eagles have won bronze at the multisport quadrennial event after the 1991 (Cairo, Egypt) and 1995 (Harare, Zimbabwe) editions.
The feat was largely made possible by goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel, who saved the spot-kick of Congolese captain Sagesse Bebele before Dumite Pyagbara scored the decisive kick to ensure victory for the team.
Both teams failed to find the back of the net forcing the game into penalties, which saw Daniel Esien, Atanda Ololade, Kingsley Sokari, Erhun Obanor and Pyagbara convert for the Nigerians against Kader Bidimbou, Ganvoula and Julsy Boukama Kaya for the host nation.

Meanwhile, the Super Falcons lost 2-1 to Cote d Ivoire in their bronze medal match on Thursday.
The Falcons lost their last group game to the Ivorian Ladies who again confirmed their superiority over their Nigerian counterparts with Thursday’s, 2-1 win.
Interestingly, it was the Falcons who scored first in Thursday’s bronze medal match contest through Chiwendu Ihezuo in the 53rd minute but they were unable to hold their lead.
The Ivorian Women responded with two goals in seven minutes to win the tie.

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