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EXTRA TIME: How Nigeria U17 outclassed Tanzania U17 in nine-goal thriller

Nigeria pipped Tanzania to secure a 5-4 victory in the opening game of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations on Sunday.

A brace from Wisdom Ubani and lone goals from Olatomi Alfred, Akinkunmi Amoo, Ibrahim Jabaar sealed maximum points for Manu Garba’s boys that guided to the summit of Group A ahead of Angola and Uganda.

Despite the exciting face-off between both sides, Nigeria's Amoo was honoured as the standout player in the encounter

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