The
Confederation of African Football has named Samson Tijani as the Man of the
Match in Wednesday afternoon's encounter between the Golden Eaglets and Angola
at the National Stadium in Dar Es Salaam.
Five-time
world champions, Nigeria are on the brink of qualifying for the semi-final of
the U17 Africa Cup of Nations following their hard fought win vs Palanquinhas.
Tijani,
who is captain of the Golden Eaglets, was selected for the award ahead of
teammates Wisdom Ubani and Angola star player Zito Luvumbo, who trained with
Manchester United in February and has been linked with a move to big Portuguese
clubs in future.
The
product of Collins Edwin SC helped goalkeeper Sunday Stephen to post a shutout
in his first game in Tanzania, dropping back to help the defense and covered up
the shortcomings of his teammates.
The
likes of Monaco, Manchester City and Arsenal are monitoring the performance of
Tijani at the U17 Africa Cup of Nations with a view to a transfer.
Akinkunmi
Amoo had won the Man of the Match award in the Golden Eaglets opening fixture
vs Tanzania three days ago.
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