Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets began their WAFU-B U17 Championship campaign in style with a 4-1 win over Benin Republic in Yamoussoukro.
Striker George Agha stole the show with a hat-trick, while David Edeh added a superb free-kick as the five-time world champions made a flying start on Wednesday.
Agha opened the scoring from the spot inside three minutes after Boluwatife Thompson was fouled in the box.
Two minutes later, Edeh doubled the lead with a fine strike from a free-kick before Agha struck again in the 14th minute.
Golden Eaglets Agha with his man of the match award. Photo Credit: WAFU/X
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The Eaglets, coached by Manu Garba, dominated possession and punished a defensive lapse on 32 minutes when Edeh and Thompson combined to set up Agha for his hat-trick.
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Benin pulled one back just before half-time as Jeremy Zannou’s low effort beat the Nigerian defence, but the contest had already been settled.
