Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been unfortunate to lose 1-0 to Norway of their first match on the twenty fourth FIFA U20 World Cup on Monday, regardless of dominating the sport and creating a number of probabilities, particularly within the second half.
Norway took the lead within the ninth minute from a disputed penalty, however the Flying Eagles saved urgent and have been denied penalty calls on two events after the break.
Kparobo Arierhi virtually levelled within the forty seventh minute, however his left-footed strike contained in the field drifted simply broad with the goalkeeper crushed. Within the 63rd minute, Tahir Maigana got here shut once more, however his highly effective effort hit the bottom of the publish.
Nigeria, two-time runners-up within the competitors, piled stress on the Europeans, however Norway defended deep with numbers within the field and blocked a number of makes an attempt.
The gang thought an equaliser had come within the 71st minute when midfielder Nasiru Salihu fired from the appropriate, however his shot flew simply over the crossbar.
With seven minutes left, Maigana tried once more from distance, solely to overlook narrowly.
The Flying Eagles will now face Saudi Arabia of their second group match on Thursday.
