The Junior Teranga Lions of Senegal defeated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria by one goal to nothing in the first Group A match at the ongoing U20 Africa Cup of Nation in Egypt.
Sadly, Ahmed Abdullahi, the Nigeria Centre Forward who came off the bench in the second half gets sent off the pitch at 96 minutes of the match.
The opening match between the host Nation Egypt and Mozambique ended in a goalless Draw. This made Senegal to top the table with 3 points while Egypt second the table with 1 point, Mozambique also earned 1 point, and Nigeria with zero point.
On Wednesday, 22nd February 2023 the Flying Eagles will face the host nation, Egypt in the second group A.