The Stats That Show Flying Eagles Lacked A Goalscorer : Fewest Goals Scored Since 2001
Published: February 17, 2019The Flying Eagles unsatisfactory adventure in the failed bid to win an eighth title in the Niger 2019 U-20 CAF competition has thrown up new antecedents.
Having debuted in the 1979 tournament, collated data from the team's previous outings have shown that the Flying Eagles tally of just four goals scored throughout their five game was the lowest recorded by a Nigerian team at the tourney since 2001.
Aside the two goals they managed way back in the 1993 competition and the solitary strike when they finished bottom of their group in 2001, the least number of goals a Flying Eagles team have scored was six in the 2007 and 2013 tourneys though they finished in runner-ups and third place positions in those years.
A victorious 2015 outing saw the team score a record 12 goals which remains the highest number they have managed till this day since the home and away legs were scrapped, while another winning campaign in 2005 came close to matching that record, producing 11 goals along the way.
Flying Eagles Record In Last Nine Editions U20 AFCON
2003 — did not qualify
2005 — 11 goals
2007 — 6 goals
2009 — 8 goals
2011 — 9 goals
2013 — 6 goals
2015 — 12 goals
2017 — Did not qualify
2019 — 4 goals
Emmanuel Chinaza
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