OFFICIAL sponsor of Nigeria’s national teams, Globacom, has congratu­lated the Flying Eagles on their 2-1victory over Bu­rundi in the 2017 African Youth Championship qual­ifying match played at U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar on Saturday.

The team, which won the first leg, played in Bu­rundi a fortnight ago by a lone goal, thus qualified for the next round on 3-1 goals aggregate.

Wolfsburg of Germany player, Victor Osimhen scored the first goal in the 70th minute from the penalty kick after Samuel Chukwueze was fouled in Burundi’s goal area.

The Flying Eagles in­creased the tally in the 83rd minute, when team captain, Kelechi Nwaka­li’s well taken free kick beat Burundi’s goalkeeper hands down.

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The visitors, however, scored a consolation goal towards the end of the match.

In a statement released yesterday in Lagos, Globa­com commended the team on the victory and urged them to work towards qualifying for the tourna­ment.

Globacom advised: “The Flying Eagles should leave no stone unturned as they work toward qualify­ing for the 2017 African Youth Championship.