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Nigerian team beat Real Madrid U18s to win trophy


Abuja Football College have defeated Real Madrid U18s 3-1 in the final of the Ramljak Tournament in Zagreb, Croatia.
The Nigerian football academy’s goals were scored by Sulaiman Abdullahi and Gideon Etemarigo as well as an own goal.
To reach the epic final, Abuja Football College drew 2-2 with Copenhagen, beat Hadjuk Split 3-1, stopped Sarajevo 3-0.
Abuja Football College has produced several exciting talents including the AS Roma pair of Sadiq Umar and Nura Abdullahi as well as the Flying Eagles forwards Kingsley Michael and Orji Okonkwo.
They have more than 25 players farmed out across Europe currently.

This post was last modified on November 30, 2018 1:44 pm

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