Burkina Faso held Nigeria to a 1-1 result in their first game of the 2019 African Games Men’s football tournament on Friday.
Ghali Ahmad, 19, scored Nigeria’s only goal in the game; just before the hour mark.
Update from the African Games Football event. The Flying Eagles have taken the lead against Burkina Faso. 58th-minute goal from Ghali Ahmad. Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso. #SoarFlyingEagles #Team9jaStrong
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) August 16, 2019
But the team Coached by Paul Aigbogun couldn’t stop the opponent, and they leveled to steal a point.
Other group A opponents, Morocco and South Africa will square up later on Friday at the Sports Center of ASFAR, Salé.