Future Eagles Thrashed 6-1 By Japan In International Dream Cup Championship
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Nigeria’s U-15 male football team, the Future Eagles on Friday lost their second game at the ongoing 2023 International Dream Cup Championship in Japan after losing scandalously 6-1 to the host, Japan
Alatan Azuka got Nigeria’s only goal in the encounter.
The host recovered from their 2-1 opening day defeat to USA to rekindled their hope of winning their sixth title.
Meanwhile, Netherlands continued their sporadic form as they defeated USA 3-0 to consolidate there leadership of the chart.
Nigeria had on Thursday lost their opening match 1-0 against Netherlands.
They will take on USA in their last match of the tournament on Sunday
“The 🇳🇬Future Eagles buckle under extremely wet conditions in their second group game of the DreamCup in Fukushima.
“Alatan Azuka got Nigeria’s only goal.
“They face the 🇺🇲United States in their next game,” Nigeria Football Federation, NFF said on Friday after the match.
The 2023 U-16 International Dream Cup 2023 is the 7th edition of the tournament, an annual international age-restricted football competition organized by the Japan Football Association (JFA).
It is held at the J-Village Stadium from 31 May to 4 June 2023. Japan were crowned champions for the 5th time.