The Nigeria U20 team secured a comeback 2-1 win over Congo in a pre U20 Africa Cup of Nations friendly game played at their training camp in Morocco.
Congo took the lead but Nigeria rallied back to win the game 2-1 with substitutes Emmanuel Uchegbu and Olamilekan Adams scoring both goals for the Ladan Bosso led team.
OGN has obtained exclusive details on the players who were on top of their game during the course of the game, which saw them extend their unbeaten run in friendly games to 18 without a loss.
1. Emmanuel Uchegbu – For the fourth game running, the GBS Academy of Jos graduate has scored coming from the bench effectively making him the super sub of the team. Yesterday he once again showed his usefulness to the depth of the team by drawing them level.
2. Adams Olamilekan – Came into the team as a winger but currently likely to be the team’s joker in a new role as striker. He followed up his goal and assist from the bench against Zambia with another goal yesterday. Once again coming from the bench.
3. Nicholas Jonathan – Showed enough to earn the praise of even the president of the Nigeria Football Federation Ibrahim Musa Gusau, who watched the game live. Played for 82 minutes and can be said to be the man of the match. The Simoiben Academy prospect looks like a star to watch at the AFCON.
4. Haliru Sarki – Unplayable from the start and he could easily have scored a hattrick in the first half. Like he did against Zambia, he made it impossible for defenders to get close to him as he evaded them with ease. His finishing was the only drawback in his game yesterday.
5. Benjamin Fredrick – His quality was evidently clear that after his performance in the game against Zambia when he was introduced as a substitute for Sweden based Abel Ogwuche. Yesterday alongside captain of the team Daniel Bamaiyi they displayed an understanding that will make it almost impossible not to stick with them for the tournament. He is another from the stables of Simoiben Football Academy.
Mohammed Mowiz.
