Nigeria's Super Eagles B have qualified for their first African Nations Championship tournament in four years, ending a streak of heartbreaks, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
After missing out on the 2009, 2011, 2021, and 2023 editions, the Super Eagles put on a stellar performance on Saturday to defeat Ghana's Black Galaxies 3-1 at Godswill Akpabio Stadium.
A first half dominance saw Remo Stars Sodiq Ismail put Nigeria in the lead in the 19th minutes before his teammates and caption Nduka Junior doubled the lead 3 minutes later.
Rangers International's Savior Isaac soon made it 3-0 in the 26th minutes as Nigeria take a 3-0 lead into the dressing room at the end of the half
Stephen Amankuna pulled for back for Ghana in the 73rd minutes, but it only proved a consolation at the end of the encounter.
The Super Eagles qualify for the 8th African Nations Championship in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda next year February.
Uche Dozie