World champions Nigeria made an impressive start to their 2015 African Under-17 Championship campaign by winning the opening match against hosts Niger Republic 2-0 in Niamey on Sunday.

The Golden Eaglets Sunday got off to a winning start in the African U17 Championship after they defeated hosts Niger 2-0

Striker Victor Osimhen gave the Nigeria U17s the lead after 18 minutes, before skipper Kelechi Nwakali doubled the advantage two minutes later through a free kick goal.

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Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has predicted a tough test for his wards when they open their 11th African U-17 Championship account against Niger at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché (SGSK) in Niamey today.

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Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has said that he is unperturbed about how they travelled to Niger, but is only concerned about how his team fares. The Nigerian U17’s arrived Niamey, the capital city of Niger for the CAF U17 Championship on Thursday by road from Sokoto State, a development which drew the ire of so many Nigerians, especially the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), given the security challenges and the volatile nature of that region.