Elkanemi Warriors mercurial midfielder,Sulyman Alabi Jojo on Saturday featured prominently in the Flying Eagles of Nigeria 2-1 win over Grassrunner FC in a friendly match.
Goals from Amole Bidemi and Rislanu Isma’il ensured Coach Aliyu Zubair led side defeated the Ikenne based team on Saturday.
Alabi Jojo,a product of La Planet Sport Academia provided an assist for the first goal scored by Amole Bidemi and played a full time in the game as they continued their preparation for the WAFU-B U20 tournament in Togo.
Sunday will be a full rest day for the team as routine training sessions return on Monday.
Flying Eagles, who are the 2023 FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists are having their last phase of preparation before departing for Lome, where they tackle Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire in a three-team Group B, in their quest to defend the title they won in Niger Republic two years ago.
Hosts Togo will battle Ghana, Benin Republic and Niger Republic in Group A of the competition that is scheduled for 17th – 31st October.
The championship in Togo serves as the qualifying tournament for next year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations, from where the top-placed four teams will qualify to fly Africa’s flag at next year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Chile.
