Flamingos held again as Golden Eaglets crush Ebonyi to reach Sports Festival semi-finals

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets continued their imperious run at the 22nd National Sports Festival in Ogun State with a commanding 5-0 quarter-final win over Ebonyi State on Friday morning, footynaija.com reports.

Abdulmuiz Adeleke, who had earlier opened the scoring in their 2-1 victory against Edo State, stole the show with a superb brace to steer the five-time world champions into the semi-finals of the tournament’s football event.

Mohammed Imrana, also on the scoresheet against Edo, found the net again before being shown a red card late in the game — a bittersweet end to an otherwise impressive performance. Destiny Samuel and Emmanuel Ochigbo added to the tally as the Golden Eaglets ran riot.

The result means the Eaglets are now just one win away from a place in the final, and based on current form, they look every inch the team to beat.

Meanwhile, in the women’s event, the Flamingos were held to a goalless draw by Lagos State on Thursday. The result leaves them top of Group B with five points, ahead of their final group clash against bottom-placed Enugu State on Friday evening.

Lagos and Delta States trail closely with four points each, keeping qualification for the semi-finals wide open. In Group A, Osun State lead with seven points, with hosts Ogun and Edo States chasing with five and four points respectively.