Nigeria's Golden Eaglets qualify for 2013 Africa U17 Championship

Golden Eaglets squad prays on Saturday after training just hours before the match against Mali on Sunday.  Courtesy: Team Spokesperson Morakinyo Abodunrin

Nigeria's national U17 squad, Golden Eaglets on Sunday qualified for the 2013 Africa U17 Championship in Morocco after defeating the Junior Eagles of Mali 2-0 in Bamako to go through on 4-0 aggregate.
The Manu Garba-tutored Nigerian side opened scoring in the first half through the team's highest goal scorer, Isaac Success while Benneth increased the goals tally in the second half.
Nigeria failed to qualify for the championship's last two editions but qualifies this time round without a single loss in the qualifiers.
The team beat Niger Republic 10-1 on aggregate, Guinea 7-0 on aggregate and finally crowned it with a 4-0 aggregate win over Mali to book a place in Morocco 2013.