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WAFU U-17: 10-man Golden Eaglets pip Niger 1-0
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria secured their first win at the WAFU B U-17 Championship in Ghana, edging out the Niger Republic 1-0 at the University Stadium in Accra.
Rapha Adams’ 31st-minute goal separated both teams on the night.
Manu Garba’s side were reduced to 10 men after Chibuike Okorie was sent off three minutes after the hour mark.
The Golden Eaglets moved to second place on the Group B table with four points from two games.
Burkina Faso, who defeated Togo earlier in the day, top the group with the same number of points but with a superior goal difference.
Niger Republic is third with three points.
The Golden Eaglets will face already-eliminated Togo in their last group game on Wednesday.
A draw will be enough for the former World champions to earn a place in the semi-finals.
Newcastle on Sunday pummeled Manchester United 4-1.
Newcastle to chance as they dealt a terrible blow on former league toppers.
Arsenal draw Brentford as hope of making it to the top continues to dwindle.
Arsenal after a superlative display against Real Madrid could not pull a win against Brentford at Emirates.
Most popular ex-captain and head coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu, is dead.
He was 74.
The football legend reportedly passed away in the early hours of Saturday though the exact circumstances surrounding the situation remain unclear as of the time of filing this report.
His longtime teammate and friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, confirmed the development.
Odegbami, who won the 1980 Africa Nation Cup with Chukwu, said: ‘I just received the news that between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning, “Chairman” Christian Chukwu, MFR, my bosom friend and teammate, one of the greatest football players in Nigeria’s history, has passed on’.
Born 4 January 1951, Chukwu had an illustrious career with Rangers captaining them to many laurels on the domestic football scene and led the Flying Antelopes to continental glory by winning the now rested African Cup Winners Cup in 1977.
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