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U23 AFCON: ‘Heart In The Mouth’ Reactions Trail Olympic Eagles Comeback Win Over Zambia

Imhons Erons by Imhons Erons
3 years ago
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Holders Nigeria secured a pleasant come-from-behind 3-1 win over Zambia to revive their Olympic dreams and get back on good terms with their fans following an opening day defeat.

A first half goal from Orji Okonkwo cancelled out a Patson Dakaโ€™s opener for Zambia before second half strikes from Kelechi Nwakali – a classy free kick, no less – and Taiwo Awoniyi ensured the Olympic Eagles claimed maximum points at Al-Salam Stadium.

CAF U23 Highlights:-

Nigeria ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Vs Zambia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

๐ŸŽฅ:@CAF_Online #TotalAFCONU23

pic.twitter.com/u1OPj9czKv

— Dee๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿพโ€๐Ÿ’ป (@debornair99) November 12, 2019

Imama Amapakabo’s boys lost their first match at the tournament to Ivory Coast to receive a barrage of knocks from fans but the victory over the Chipolopolo have quickly gotten fans back on their side.

It was a nervy encounter, described as ‘heart in the mouth stuff’ by a fan but Nigeria football fans, including the honourable Minister of Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, was delighted to see the Olympic Eagles rise from bottom of the group to second place.

Olympics Eagles bounce back. Nigeria 3. Zambia 1. Congratulations! AFCON.

— Sunday Dare (@SundayDareSD) November 12, 2019

Come back win. Heart โ™ฅ๏ธ in the mouth stuff ! #SoarOlympicEagles https://t.co/dRK4yNK8aJ

— abudu tunde (@tandor07) November 12, 2019

U23 AFCON standings

GROUP A
Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ – 6pts (+2) โœ”
Cameroon ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ – 4pts (+1)
Ghana ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ – 1pt. (-1)
Mali ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ – 0pts (-2)

GROUP B
South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ – 4pts (+1)
Nigeria ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ – 3pts (+1)
Ivory Coast ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ – 3pts (0)
Zambia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ – 1pt. (-2)

โœ” Through to the semi-finals. #TotalAFCONU23

— Israel Bankole Lemadoro (@israelbankole12) November 13, 2019

FT Zambia 1- 3 Nigeria๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ #SoarOlympicEagles Well Done boys๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ pic.twitter.com/TqxCMAW3rI

— WarepamorSammy ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ (@Warepamorsammy) November 12, 2019

Nice comeback from the Olympic Eagles of Nigeria at the U23 Total AFCON tournament ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ. Nigeria 3 vs 1 Zambia ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿพ.
โ€ข
Brilliant free-kick from my bro @nwakali25 ๐Ÿ”ฅ. Naija, we hail thee ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ.
โ€ข#SoarOlympicEagles #Team9jaStrong #TotalAFCONU23 #nigeria #nwakali #blessed pic.twitter.com/lSk1UieqAv

— Dr. Kelechi Anyikude (@KelechiAFC) November 12, 2019

C.O.L.O.U.R!

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ is an entire vibe, can even make you forget that there is football on the pitch!#U23AFCON
FT: Zambia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ 1-3 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ bounce back from their opening loss to leave Group B wide open, with semi-finalists to be decided on the final round on group matches. pic.twitter.com/FhiQXKQasr

— Idah Waringa (@IdahWaringa) November 12, 2019

https://www.twitter.com/FootballKuli/status/1194348099277381633

Olympic Eagles kept their #Tokyo2020 hope alive:

โ€ข They came back from behind to stun Zambia 3-1

โ€ข They fell behind in 12' but Okoronkwo levelled for ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ to make it 1:1 at HT

โ€ข Nwakali's free-kick was the turning point before Awoniyi nailed their coffin.#SoarOlympicEagles pic.twitter.com/fssGkacai1

— FAST TRACK ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ (@FastTrackNaija) November 12, 2019

Good job Team Nigeria. Nwakali's freekick was just…,๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ #SoarOlympicEagles https://t.co/8AX6ipRiLz

— Raji Omotayo (@nobletayo96) November 12, 2019

Yes! Yes! Yes! They came with arrogance but are leaving with their tails between their legs! #SoarOlympicEagles

— Dr kelvin Amata (@KelvinAmata) November 12, 2019

https://www.twitter.com/newsblenda/status/1194365524559486976

And we humbled them.

FT: Zambia 1-3 Nigeria

Congratulations our Olympic team.

Nigerians are proud of you.#SoarOlympicEagles #Team9jaStrong @thenff pic.twitter.com/ZXylqIRXTf

— Joshua Chisom (@JoChisom) November 12, 2019

A win in their final group game against South Africa will secure a place in the semi-final of the 2019 Africa U23 Cup of Nations for the 1996 Olympics champions.

 

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