Golden Eaglets fail to qualify for the World Cup after exiting the U17 AFCON

The Nigerians’ subpar finishing abilities and defensive errors are to blame for the outcome.

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets were eliminated from the under-17 AFCON 2023 after losing 2-1 to Burkina Faso in the quarterfinals in Algiers, another West African nation.

Due to the outcome, Burkina Faso will represent Africa’s quartet of teams at the under-17 World Cup, which will take place later this year without the Golden Eaglets.

Mali, Morocco, and Senegal make up the other teams.

The Nigerians’ subpar finishing abilities and defensive errors are to blame for the outcome.

Aboubacar Camara gave the Junior Stallions a 2-0 lead over the five-time world champions.

Just before halftime, he scored his first goal off a rebound before adding his second goal, which came from the penalty spot after a Burkinabe player was fouled inside the box, on 57 minutes.

But about halfway through the second half, Abubakar Abdullahi scored for Nigeria to give the Eaglets a chance to rally.

But the young Nigerians’ attempts to tie the score in front of goal were unsuccessful, thus it was not to be.