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Nigeria U20W 3-0 Algeria U20W: Falconets break African Games final jinx

26/08/2019

With the triumph over the Desert Foxes, the West Africans have reached the final stage for the first time since 2007

Nigeria have ended their 12-year wait for a spot in the final of the African Games after thrashing Algeria 3-0 in the semi-final in Morocco on Monday.

The West Africans won the competition twice but had failed to reach the final stage since 2007, when they last won in Algiers.

Having advanced to the semi-final for the third time in four attempts, the Nigerians were hoping to subdue the Desert Foxes to boost their chance to reclaim the glory on North African soil.

The Falconets started on a high as they dominated possession before Cynthia Aku opened the scoring after finishing off Monday Gift's fine build-up in the 16th minute.

Ten minutes later, Rivers Angels' Aku hit her brace after she again benefited from a sumptuous pass from captain Gift to double the advantage for Nigeria.

After the restart, Christopher Danjuma's side failed to impose their dominance over Naima Laouadi's team until substitute Zaniab Olapade added a third in additional time to wrap up the victory.

The result also means Danjuma, on his birthday, has led the nation to the final for the first time on the second attempt, after he failed to achieve the feat in Brazzaville four years ago. 

Nigeria will take on the winner between Cameroon and hosts Morocco in the final at the Boubker Aamar Stadium on August 29.

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles qualify for African Games football final

August 27, 2019
Tunde Eludini

The Nigeria U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, have qualified for the final of the football event at the ongoing African Games in Morocco.

The Flying Eagles went the whole mile before they could defeat their counterparts from Mali 5-4 on penalties.

Both teams had fired blanks over 120 minutes before Nigeria prevailed in the ensuing penalty kicks.

Tuesday’s victory is perfect revenge for coach Paul Aigbogun’s men who were edged out in the semi-final stage of the African Youth Championships by the same Malian team earlier in the year.

To get to this stage in Morocco, the Flying Eagles drew with Burkina Faso (1-1) and Morocco (2-2) and defeated South Africa (2-1) to reach the last four at this tournament.

This will be the first time Nigeria will play the final match in the African Games since their 0-1 loss to Algeria in 1978.

Aside from the gold medal of the football event won on home soil in 1973 in Lagos, the football gold has been elusive for Nigeria ever since.

Interestingly, the Nigeria U-20 female team, the Falconets, also thrashed their counterparts from Algeria 3-0 on Monday to qualify for the final of the football event at the ongoing African Games in Morocco.

Cynthia Aku scored two first-half goals before Zainab Olapade added another much later to take Nigeria closer to winning a third gold medal in women football at the African Games.

mistyebby:
Buhari go seminar abi na trade fair for Japan, while president of Japan dey G7. Shame!!! Mr tourism.

Wiseandtrue:
Prime minister, now answer the question

Wiseandtrue:
So what has IYF got to do with the president of Japan So anybody can just form anything and welcome the president

naptu2:
Updated.

NTA Network News video:

President Muhhamadu Buhari in Japan.

(The International Youth Fellowship group sang "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" for him )



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkX9n-oud_Q

naptu2:
The prime minister of the Ivory Coast, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, being welcomed to Japan by the International Youth Fellowship earlier today.

naptu2:
Some other people are wondering why African leaders are arriving Japan today, when the summit is actually beginning on Wednesday and the prime minister of Japan is at the G7 summit.


Well, TICAD7 is actually being organised by a lot of organisations like the United Nations, the African Union and the Government of Japan.

Lots of UN organisations, like the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), are having meetings on the sidelines of the summit.

Non governmental organisations like the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the International Youth Fellowship, are also having meetings on the sidelines of the summit.


And of course there will be bilateral meetings between African presudents and ministers on the sidelines of the summit

naptu2:
Now that banner.

That banner was made by the International Youth Fellowship (IYF).

The IYF was founded in 1995 and Pastor Ock Soo Park was instrumental in founding it.

Who is Pastor Ock Soo Park?

Well, if you've read this thread from the beginning, then you've seen him. He is the man that is welcoming President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo to Japan in the video in my second post.

You see, IYF is taking part in TICAD7.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ock_Soo_Park

naptu2:
President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0Dt7e8l8I

Ortom goes to Japan for TICAD

By Hope Abah Emmanuel, Makurdi 
Published Date Aug 25, 2019 14:15 PM

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has travelled out of the country to participate in the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) billed for Yokohama, Japan. The event would hold between August 28 and 30, 2019.

A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, on the trip, indicated that his principal would participate at TICAD, initiated by the Japanese Government in 1993 and co-organised every three years by the United Nations, the World Bank and African Union Commission (AUC) with focuses on Africa’s development and economic transformation.


The governor’s spokesman added that Ortom and other Nigerian governors will take part in the main conference as well as its side events.

The statement further noted that President Muhammadu Buhari would be expected to deliver Nigeria’s statement at the conference anchored on the theme: “Africa and Yokohama, Sharing Passion for the Future.” It would be recalled that Ortom had jetted out of Nigeria barely a month ago to attend this year’s Mutual Union of Tiv in America (MUTA) and the Annual Convention of Idoma Association in Maryland and New York in United States which held between August 1 and 4, 2019.

naptu2:
Samuel Ortom travelled to Japan for the summit, ahead of Buhari. His spokesman released a statement on Saturday, stating that the governor was going to be in Japan for the summit

naptu2:
It seems a lot of people do not know the nature of this summit. Some are asking why Samuel Ortom is there, others are asking why a youth organisation put up a banner to welcome Buhari.

I shall address all these now