Nigeria staged a remarkable fightback to edge out South Africa 3-2 in Constantine on Saturday night to progress to the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.
Abubakar Abdullahi scored the winner for the Golden Eaglets as they twice came from behind to clinch maximum points
Holland-based forward Michael Dokunmu scored the winner with 14 minutes left as South Africa beat COSAFA rivals Zambia 3-2 in a five-goal thriller in Constantine on Wednesday to resuscitate their hopes of making it into the last eight of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Zambia had rallied
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