Nigeria dims Senegal to win AYC title

The home fans were bouncing in the stands as the Young Teranga Lions looked to exact revenge on the Flying Eagles follow­ing their 1-3 defeat to the Nigerians in the opening game of the competition.
On 19 minutes, Bernard Bulbwa silenced the home support with a goal worthy of winning any game.
The forward took a long pass with the outside of his right foot before hit­ting an unstoppable vol­ley beyond the reach of a shell-shocked Senegalese goalkeeper.
The two sides traded excellent opportunities all throughout the game but the Flying Eagles held out for a famous win.
Nigeria will now com­pete in Group E of the 2015 Fifa under-20 World Cup alongside Brazil, North Korea and Hungary.
The World Cup begins in New Zealand on May 30 and runs till June 20. In a related development,
Flying Eagles skipper, Musa Mohammed has been adjudged the highest goal scorers with an award at the just ended Africa U20 Championship in Senegal.
The FC Hart of Abuja defender totaled four goals in five matches at the tour­nament.