The young Eagles of Mali beat the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on penalties to reach the finals of the CAF U-20 Nations Cup in Niger.
The game had ended 1-1 in regulation time but the Malians triumphed after a 4-3 penalty success.
Nigeria had ample chances of sealing the game within regulation time but failed to convert.
Their Malian counterparts were not even better coupled with the fact that the pitch was bumpy and unfriendly.
The match had ended 1-1 at regulation time and also at the end of extra time thus leading to penalty shoots out.
While the Flying Eagles were only able to convert three of their kicks in the battle of Eagles, the Eagles of mail converted four of theirs to zoom into Sunday’s final.
The defeat put an end to Nigeria’s desire to clinch the title for the 8th time after winning a record seven times in the past.
Aigbogun and his boys will now look forward to the third place match on Saturday. Interestingly the team has already picked one of the tickets to the world cup in Poland, as the four semifinalists will all flag Africa’s flag at the world cup