Salim Lawal Scores As Nigeria’s Flying Eagles Destroy Italy To Reach Round of 16 at the World Cup

• Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday night, 24 May, defeated Italy 2-0 at the ongoing Under 20 World Cup
• The match was a challenging one, but Ladan Bosso and his wards were able to record a win in Argentina
• As things stand now, the Nigerian Under 20 team has qualified for the round of 16

Flying Eagles of Nigeria are through to the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Argentina after defeating Italy 2-0 in Mendoza on Wednesday night, 24 May, with the Nigerians producing a superb display.

Going into this game, The Flying Eagles and the Italian side won their first ties in this competition which made their second game a more interesting encounter.

Ladan Bosso and his wards started this game impressively, but despite their efforts to score, they were unable to find the back of the net in the first half.

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They were also lucky towards the end of the first half as the Italians had chances that would have resulted in goals.

When did Nigeria score?

Salim Fago Lawal opened the scoring for the Nigerian team in the 61st minute before Jude Sunday added the second goal at the death.

With one game remaining in the Group stage, Ladan Bosso and his wards will be looking forward to excelling in the round of 16 according to the report in The Guardian.

Bello Mohammed becomes guard

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how former Nigerian youth international, Bello Mohammed was spotted in Abuja working as a security guard a few years after he quit football due to challenges and injury problems.

In 1999 and the early 2000s, Bello Mohammed was one of the biggest players in the Nigerian League, when he was playing for El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri.

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His style of play can be compared with that of former Arsenal captain, Cesc Fabregas, whose manner of distributing passes in the midfield was top-notch.

The target of Bello Mohammed was to play in Europe, but the former Zamfara United captain didn't know that that dream would not come true.