Nigeria Beat Rivals Ghana to Win WAFU Zone B U20 Championship in Togo: Video
- Nigeria's Flying Eagles are champions of the WAFU Zone B U20 tournament after beating Ghana in the final
- The West African rivals have both secured their place at the Africa U20 Cup of Nations next year after finishing as the top two teams
- Kparobo Arierhi scored both goals for the Flying Eagles in the final at the Stade de Kague in Lome on Wednesday night
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have defeated the Black Satellites of Ghana to win the WAFU Zone B U20 Championship in Lomé, Togo.
A first-half brace from Kparobo Arierhi was enough for Nigeria to lift the trophy despite a second-half consolation from Ghana's Jerry Afriyie.
Both teams went into the final with their place at next year's Africa U20 Cup of Nations secured.
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However, the rivalry between the two nations presented fans with a fierce battle at the Stade de Kague.
Nigeria left Togo with the bragging rights after Arierhi scored twice in the first half to hand the Flying Eagles a healthy advantage, as spotted in the video shared on social media.
The Black Satellites staged a strong second-half display, but it was too late for a fight back.
Qualifying for AFCON was essential
Following Ghana's absence at the last two competitions, the team made a return to the AFCON U20 after finishing second at the WAFU championship.
Yen.com.gh caught up with Kwaku Frimpong, a journalist with Woezor TV, who says the team's return to AFCON could be the genesis of something special for youth football.
"For sometime now, it is almost certain that our youth football was down the drain. I mean, we used to rule this competitions and we are the only African team to win the U20 World Cup. First of all I will congratulate this team. I think they are a team we can at building the next Black Stars from but a lot will depend of how we they do at AFCON U20 and if they qualify for the World Cup," he said.
Ghana reach WAFU Cup final
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the Black Satellites of Ghana have sealed qualification to the U20 Africa Cup of Nations next year, after securing a comeback victory over Ivory Coast at the WAFU Zone B Championship in Togo.
The Ghana U20 team came from a goal down to beat the Ivorians 2-1 in Lomé to reach the finals of the WAFU U20 Championship.
Ghana will be awaiting the winner of the game between Nigeria and Niger in the final of the zonal tournament.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
