Gateway Games: Nigeria’s U-17 Boys clinch football bronze medals

Nigeria’s U-17 national team, representing Invited Junior Athletes (IJA) at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival, has won the bronze medal in the men’s football event.

The Golden Eaglets, as they are called, defeated Kaduna State 2-0 in the third-place match played at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo on Tuesday.

Abdulmuiz Adeleke scored the opening goal and later pressured his marker into conceding an own goal to seal the team’s triumph.

In the female category, Ogun State defeated Osun State 2-0 to also claim the bronze medal.