Nigeria U20 team, the Flying Eagles, stepped up their build-up for next year’s African Youth Championship after they trounced Standard FC of Zaria 12-0 in a test game in Kaduna on Saturday.
Non-league Standard are well known for their exploits in the cup in Kaduna State, but they were outclassed by a fitter and better organised Flying Eagles inside the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna.
Striker Billy Auta helped himself to
four goals, while Musa Newman, Jacob Njoku and Mathias Samuel netted braces with Samuel Okon and Bernard Bulbwa also on target.
four goals, while Musa Newman, Jacob Njoku and Mathias Samuel netted braces with Samuel Okon and Bernard Bulbwa also on target.
“Our finishing was a lot better than in our first test game against Jamba Academy, but we still have to do a lot more going forward,” said Flying Eagles assistant coach Nduka Ugbade.
Sunshine Stars striker Musa Newman opened scoring in the 14th minute when he simply tapped home off a left cross by Auta.
Auta turned from provider to scorer on 26 minutes when he fired home off a cross by skipper Musa Muhammed.
Auta then tucked away the third goal three minutes later from a cross by Mustapha Abdullahi, before Newman scored a typical poacher’s goal in the 50th minute courtesy of an assist by Musa Muhammed’s pass.
A minute into the second half Auta completed his hat-trick from another cross by left-back Abdullahi.
And six minutes later, the Al Cruziero of Kaduna striker netted a fourth goal with another assist by skipper Muhammed.
Substitute Okon then beat the offside trap to score a seventh goal in the 72nd minute, before Mathias made it 8-0 on 76 minutes.
Standard defence continued to collapse with FC Porto youngster Njoku scoring twice late on and so too Bulbwa and Mathias.
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