Nigeria beat Ghana 3-1 on penalties to win the WAFU U17 tournament in Niger and qualify for the African Championship to be held in Tanzania later this year.
The match ended 1-1 at full time and the Golden Eaglets were master class in penalties to thump the Black Starlets 3-1 on penalties.
The victory means Nigeria win the first WAFU B U17 Championship while Ghana will fail to qualify for the African Championship to be played in Tanzania.
This means Ghana will not be able to play at the U17 World Cup condemning to next generation of players into obscurity.
The Eaglets are WAFU Zone B winners and are through to the U17 Afcon in Tanzania next year. FT Ghana 1-1 Nigeria (1-3 Via Penalties) #SoarGoldenEaglets #AfconU17Q pic.twitter.com/6Ncr3MmRRr
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) September 15, 2018
Ghana start list against Nigeria
David Kudjo, Mohammed samed Abdul Karim, Adade Ebenezer, Mohammed Umar, Alhassan Uzair, Ransford Koufie, Sampson Agyapong, Simon Appiah Asamoah, Taufiq Shaibu, Christian Agyenim Boateng, Rashid Abdul Fuseini