FIFA U-20: NIGERIA QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16
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BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles attained a position in the Round of 16 at the current FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile following a 1–1 stalemate against Colombia in Talca on Monday morning.
Colombia gained the advantage in the 51st minute with a goal from Kener Gonzalez, but Nigeria rallied and levelled the score late when captain Daniel Bameyi successfully converted a penalty after Tahir Maigana’s attempt was deemed a handball in the area.
Goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt made crucial saves earlier in the game, while Maigana, Kparobo Arierhi, and Suleman Sani all came close to scoring for Nigeria.
The result sets up a Round of 16 clash between Nigeria and Argentina on Wednesday at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago: a rematch of last year’s quarter-final, where the Flying Eagles won 2–0.
Norway also confirmed their place in the next round after playing out a 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia.
The Round of 16 fixtures will take place between Tuesday and Friday.
Full FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16 Fixtures:
- Ukraine vs Spain
- Chile vs Mexico
- Colombia vs South Africa
- Argentina vs Nigeria
- Paraguay vs Norway
- Japan vs France
- USA vs Italy
- Morocco vs South Korea
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