Nigeria’s Dream Team VI, the Under-23 appear going for a comfortable victory against their Malian counterparts, in the African Nations Cup for the age group, taking place in Senegal.
Scoreline at half time was Nigeria 3, Mali 0.
Ajayi Oluwafemi Junior, who plays for CS SFAXIEN, was responsible for two of the goals. He had shot Nigeria ahead of Mali in the 16th minute, via a sensational back-heeled kick, that stunned the Malian keeper.
Then in the extra minutes of the first half, he latched on to a loose ball by the Malian keeper to record his second goal of the day and the third for the team.
In the 34th minute, Usman Mohammed, who plays for Taraba United FC Nigeria scored the team’s second goal.
Nigeria’s game with Mali was the second match of the Group B, in which Egypt and Algeria earlier played a 1-1 draw.