By Victor Okoye
Nigeria began the race towards defence of its African Under-23 title on Wednesday on a sour note with a 0-2 loss to Libyan in Tunisia.
The match played on the artificial turf of the Ben Guerdane Stadium in Bergandan, near Tunis, is a first round first leg encounter in the qualification series.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles team was aiming to replicate its achievements of 2016.
The Nigerian team featuring the likes of Villareal forward Samuel Chukwueze, Taiwo Awoniyi, Kelechi Nwakali, Azubuike Okechukwu and Dennis Bonaventure had an early setback by conceding a goal after five minutes.
The team however settled into the game gradually to control possession with a dominant midfield play, but found it hard to crack the opponent’s defence.
But while the team was trying to find an equaliser, goalkeeper Adamu Abubakar was sent off just before the half-time break.
Adamu was sent…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
