Nigeria’s Flying Eagles continued
their build-up for the 2015 African Youth Championship with a 5-0 spanking of
NYSC FC on Friday in Kaduna.
“We can do a lot better than this,”
said assistant coach Nduka Ugbade, who stood in for the absent Manu Garba.
“We created 13 chances but
converted only two in the second half when we should have finished off most of
them. We have to improve on our finishing and also our tactical awareness.”
It was an even affair for most of
this test game, but the Nigeria youth team were more clinical in their
finishing against a side, who fell 5-2 to the country’s ‘B’ team last week .
Flying Eagles led 3-0 by half time
courtesy of a brace by Ifeanyi Ifeanyi and Bernard Bulbwa.
Sweden-based striker Taiwo Awoniyi
and Sunshine Stars Prince Aggrey completed the rout with goals in the second
half.
Man of the match Ifeanyi Ifeanyi from
Nigeria National League side MFM FC Lagos put the Junior Eagles in front in the
21st minute from a free kick.
He doubled the lead from the
penalty spot after a goal-bound Awoniyi was fouled on his way to goal in the 28th
minute.
Ifeanyi Ifeanyi provided the assist
for the Flying Eagles third goal in the 44th when his chip was
finished off superbly by Bulbwa.
In the 53rd minute,
Awoniyi cashed in on a defensive mix-up in the NYSC defence to make it 4-0.
NYSC failed to convert a penalty in
the 67th minute after a Flying Eagles defender pushed an opponent
inside the vital area.
Giwa FC goalkeeper Olorunleke Ojo
saved the penalty.
And two minutes later, the Flying
Eagles confirmed their class when substitute Obinna Nwobodo put through Bulbwa
to cross for Aggrey to finish well.
Tunde Adeniji would have added to
the misery of the NYSC side 10 minutes from time, but he wasted a clear-cut
chance.
Flying Eagles goalkeeper Ojo then
ensured he kept a clean sheet when he blocked a powerful shot for a corner in
the closing moments of the encounter.
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