*By Omolade Durojaiye
Favour Daniel of Nigeria scored the only goal during the 2023 Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations Group B match between Nigeria and Zambia in Stade Mohammed-Hamlaoui, Constantine Algeria.
The Golden Eaglets began their their TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations campaign on a winning note, with a 1-0 victory with a win after defeating over Zambia on Sunday.
The Golden Eaglets had the better chances and played well against a Zambian team that did well to prove its worth , but were not clinical enough infront of goal.
The only goal of the match came in the 76th minute when Favour Daniel pounces on a loose ball in the area to score for the Eaglets.
The Eaglets had the opportunity to double their lead in the 87th minute when they where awarded a penalty but substitute Light Eke weak effort was saved by the Goalkeeper.
Despite Zambia’s growth in confidence, to try to get an equalizer and putting pressure on the Nigerian defense as the game progressed, they were not clinical in the final third.
The Eaglets will now switch their attention to their second match of the group, a tougher assignment against Morocco on Wednesday , while Zambia will take on South Africa .