Flying Eagles duo Daniel Bamayi and Ahmed Akinyele have been included in the WAFU B U-20 Team of the Tournament.
Bamayi and Akinyele helped the Flying Eagles to a runners-up finish at the just concluded competition in Ghana.
The tournament’s best 11 was dominanted by champions Côte d’Ivoire who edged out the Flying Eagles 1-0 in the final.
A costly error by Ebenezer Harcourt late in the game was punished by an Ivorian player.
Harcourt failed to have a firm grip of a set-piece as he dropped the ball which the Ivorian player pounced on by slotting into the net.
The WAFU B U-20 is part of preparations for the Flying Eagles ahead of this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.
They are drawn in the same group with Colombia, Norway and Saudi Arabia.
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By James Agberebi
