The Flying Eagles have lifted the 2015 African Youth Championship after defeating hosts Senegal 1 - 0 in the final decided on Sunday night at Stade L&eacute;opold S&eacute;dar Senghor, Dakar .<br /><br />Nigeria were crowned African champions at Under 20 level for the seventh time in their history thanks to a moment of pure magic from Shuttle Sports Academy, Lagos midfielder Bernard Bulbwa, who scored a wonder goal in the 19th minute.<br /><br />The 18 - year - old showed his eye for goal and great individual skill and control and volleyed the ball past goalkeeper Ibrahima Sy from long range.<br /><br />In the final ten minutes of the first half, Senegal searched desperately for an equalizer but were frustrated by the Nigerian defense.<br /><br />On 40 minutes, the ball was cleared off danger man, Sidy Sarr&rsquo;s feet by Bello Zaharadeen for a corner kick.<br /><br />And from the resultant corner, Senegal had a golden opportunity to level the scoreline, only for defender Mouhameth Sane to rattle the woodwork with a header after Joshua Enaholo was clearly beaten.<br /><br />In the second half, Senegal could not find the equalizer and would have been two goals down with three minutes of normal time remaining, but Ifeanyi Mathew&rsquo;s&nbsp; brilliant effort was saved by Sy. <br /><br />Musa Mohammed ended the tournament as the top scorer with four goals, followed by Taiwo Awoniyi, who notched three goals.<br /><br />The reward for the Flying Eagles winning the AYC is being drawn in Group E of the Fifa Under 20 World Cup alongside Brazil, North Korea and Hungary.<br /><br />Photo Credit : thenff.com<br />