Nigeria win AYC title seventh time

Nigeria became the aboriginal ancillary to win the African Youth Championship for the seventh time afterwards assault hosts Senegal 1-0 in the final of the 2015 copy at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, Dakar on Sunday.

It was the additional time the two abandon would accommodated in the antagonism afterwards the Flying Eagles had baffled the Young Lions 3-1 at the accumulation date breadth Nigeria topped the accumulation to arch into the semi-finals.
Nigeria’s captain Musa Muhammed won the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and Highest Ambition Scorer’s awards afterwards he denticulate four goals.
A abandoned ambition from Bernard Bulbwa handed the Nigerians their fifth win of the tournament.
Coach Manu Garba called the aforementioned ancillary which defeated Ghana 2-0 in the semi-finals with all players application their starting roles.
It was a account of absent affairs for the Senegalese, who were analytic for their aboriginal continental title. They attacked from the aboriginal bang of the blare and about went advanced in the fifth minute if goalkeeper Joshua Enaholo adored Malick Niang’s attack from the aboriginal bend bang of the game.
The concrete Senegal ancillary called the Nigerians in their bisected and came abutting afresh in the 10th minute if a arresting absurdity freed Malick afresh with Enaholo to exhausted but the babysitter adored his effort.
In the 15th minute, the Young Teranga Lions came abutting to scoring afresh but Malick could afresh not absolute his attack appear the Nigerian goal.
Against the run of play, Nigeria took the advance in the 19th minute if Bulbwa appropriate footed a attempt from alfresco the amends breadth into the top appropriate bend of the Senegalese ambition afterwards a connected brawl from the defence.
Senegal thereafter searched for the equaliser and about got it in the 27th minute but the attack was adored by Enaholo, who was the busiest of the two keepers. But the Flying Eagles survived addition alarm in the 40th minute if Mouhamet Sane addled the cocked with a attack from a Sidy Sarr bend kick.
The additional bisected began with Nigeria advancing for their additional ambition and in the 59th minute, Bulbwa’s attempt from a Musa Muhammed chargeless bang was adored by goalkeeper Ibrahima Sy.
Senegal connected the seek for an equaliser but the Nigerian defence and Enaholo denied them adventitious afterwards adventitious while Nigeria aswell had several affairs from Taiwo Awoniyi and Ifeanyi Matthew adored by Sy.
Meanwhile, Nigeria will play in Accumulation E of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand as African champions forth with Brazil, North Korea and Hungary, while Senegal will play in Accumulation D forth with Mexico, Uruguay and Serbia.
Third placed Ghana, who defeated Mali 3-1 in the losers’ final, will play in Accumulation B forth with Argentina, Panama and Austria and Mali will play in Accumulation C.