{"id":416277,"date":"2011-05-03T12:57:22","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T12:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/03\/africa-flying-eagles-rule-africa\/"},"modified":"2011-05-03T12:57:22","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T12:57:22","slug":"africa-flying-eagles-rule-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/03\/africa-flying-eagles-rule-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa: Flying Eagles Rule Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"22.0738636364\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/vanguard180.jpg\" alt=\"Vanguard (Lagos)\" title=\"Visit Vanguard (Lagos)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1 May 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Under 20 football team, the Flying Eagles are the 2011 African Youth Championships (AYC)champions.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerians defeated Cameroon&#8217;s Cubs 3-2 in a spectacular showpiece game at the Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg. It was a sweet revenge against the side that pipped them 1-0 in the group games.<\/p>\n<p>WE&#8217;RE THE CHAMPS \u2022\u2022\u2022 Nigeria&#8217;s Flying Eagles skipper, Ramon Azeez lifts the African Youth Championship trophy after defeating Cameroon 3-2 in the final.Photo CAF<\/p>\n<p>A fantastic second half fight back by Cameroun saw the game finish 2-2 after 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>A well taken effort by Sharks midfielder, Terry Envoh, seconds into first half of extra time however proved to be the difference between the two sides as Nigeria claimed a record sixth AYC title at the expense of the only side to have beaten them in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Flying Eagles bossed the possession and had the lion share of clear cut opportunities to signal their intentions of exacting revenge following the 1-0 reverse suffered at the hands the Camerounians at the preliminary stages of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201105030861.html\" title=\"Africa: Flying Eagles Rule Africa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Africa: Flying Eagles Rule Africa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 1 May 2011 Nigeria&#8217;s Under 20 football team, the Flying Eagles are the 2011 African Youth Championships (AYC)champions. 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