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Nigeria U17 aim to bow out of U17 Afcon with pride

Nigeria U17 trade tackles with Angola U17 in the third and fourth play-off of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam on Saturday.

The Golden Eaglets were one of the favourites to win the competition, but lost to Guinea U17 in the semi-finals after a dramatic penalty shoot-out that finished 10-9, where Ogagu Oduko missed the final spot-kick.

That match on Wednesday was the first time in the competition a team would suppress Manu Garba's side fluent play, with the gaffer noting the huge difference in physical attributes of Guinea's players as the reason why his side were stymied.