Ahead of next month’s Africa U23 Championship qualifier against Congo, Samson Siasia’s wards thrashed a non-league outfit in a warm up game
Nigeria U23 team defeated Candy Football Club 6-1 in a test match ahead of the 2015 African U23 Championship qualifier against Congo billed for July 19.
A brace each Kehinde Olanrewaju and Tombara Tiongoli plus strikes from Uzor Adigibe and Godwin Saviour were all the Dream Team needed to spank the non-league side on Friday afternoon as the Abuja based team got their lone goal through Ifeanyi Emmanuel.
Olanrewaju opened scoring for the national side in the 10th minute of the game as they raced to a 5-0 lead at the end of the first half.
The second half saw Samson Siasia’s boys make changes to the entire squad, with Taiwo Awoniyi, Saviour and some others introduced to the team.
Both substitutes Awoniyi and Saviour combined well in the 70th minute to make it 6-0.
Candy FC which had the likes of Super Eagles player Juwon Oshaniwa, ex-Enyimba International striker Uduak Idem-Okon and Habib Makanjuola of Chelsea FC’s feeder team got their lone goal later on.
“I am happy that the players are all here to express themselves and fight for a place in the team,” Siasia told media after the game.
“They have to continue to play well to convince us that they are good enough to be part of the squad.
“We have less than a month to gel and we are trying to ensure that we have a team that can do the country proud,’’ he concluded.
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