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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Flying Eagles thrashed Paul E-Sports Academy 5-0 in a friendly game at the Goal Project Football Pitch on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Justine opened the scoring for the Flying Eagles on 10 minutes, while Ekpeyong Emmanuel doubled the lead eight minutes before the break.<\/p>\n

Energetic striker Obiakor Ifesinachi made it 3-0 in the 65th minute with an assist by Abdulrahman Adam, before the substitute got his brace in the 71st minute.<\/p>\n

Gbadamosi Umar added the fifth goal 10 minutes from time.<\/p>\n

Ladan Bosso\u2019s side started preparations for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Abuja ahead on Monday.<\/p>\n

The U-20 AFCON will be staged in Egypt from February 18 to March 12, 2023.<\/p>\n

The top four teams in the competition will represent Africa at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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