Nigeria’s U-17 boys got their campaign to reach the 2017 African Nations Cup in Madagascar off on a winning note, pipping Niger 1-0 at the Abuja National Stadium Today.
The only goal of the match came as early as the 2nd minute off the boots of Alagbe Oluwatobiloba gave the Manu Garba tutored team a slim advantage going into the second leg of the second round of qualifiers.
Abduljabar Sani captain the new Eaglets to the win on their first official game.
The return leg is billed for the Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché in a fortnight.
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Nigeria XI vs Niger: Adebayo, Abubakar, Umeh, Igoh, Alagbe, Musa, Ishaq, Yahaya, Sani, Onije, Okechukwu.