Nigeria’s Future Eagles ended their campaign at the FIFA U-15 Football Festival in Azerbaijan on a disappointing note after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Panama in their final classification match.
The defeat left the Nigerian youngsters settling for 76th position in the competition, bringing an end to a tournament in which captain Timothy Ijachi emerged as one of the team’s standout performers.
Nigeria’s defeat came after a challenging classification campaign in which they had earlier lost 6-3 to Benin Republic in the Tier C Round of 16.
They subsequently drew 1-1 with Rwanda before advancing on penalties, winning 4-3. Their next match against Chile ended 3-3, but they lost 3-2 in the penalty shootout.
The Future Eagles had earlier impressed in the group stage, recording a 7-0 victory over New Caledonia, with Ijachi scoring a hat-trick.
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