Benin U15 beat Nigeria 6-3 to reach quarter-finals
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Benin’s U15 team beat Nigeria 6-3 in the last 16 of Tier C at the FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival in Baku. The Cheetahs will face Scotland in the quarter-finals on Thursday 29 October, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Benin beat Nigeria 6-3 on Wednesday 28 October in the last 16 of Tier C at the FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival in Baku, reports La Nouvelle Tribune. The young Cheetahs will face Scotland in the quarter-finals on Thursday 29 October at 6am Benin time at the Hövsan sports complex.
Noé Faton scored twice, in the 3rd and 8th minutes, and Kévin Nounagnon scored a hat-trick in the 21st, 22nd and 35th minutes. Osias Assigbe completed the scoring in the 33rd minute. The victory ended Nigeria’s unbeaten run. Benin had previously beaten Turkmenistan 4-1 and Cuba 4-0.
The competition, being held in Azerbaijan for the first time in this age category, is played eight-a-side. Before the tiered knockout phase, Benin played five matches in three days in Group L, against Italy, Qatar, Hong Kong, Turkmenistan and the Cook Islands. Noé Faton and Osias Assigbe have each scored seven goals for the team, ahead of Kévin Nounagnon, who has six.
The win extends Benin’s campaign at the FIFA U15 Festival, following the young Cheetahs’ run in Azerbaijan, reported on 28 October.
