NIGERIA'S UNDER 23 HOLDS CONGOLESE SIDE TO A GOALLESS FULL TIME

The Nigeria's under 23 team known as the dream team VI has today in ponte noire forced their under 23 Congolese counterparts to a scoreless full time. The Dream Team VI held their own to deny the hosts from scoring as they picked a precious ticket to Senegal for the qualifiers of Rio 2016 Olympic Games football event Nigeria qualified for the African U23 Championship in Senegal after holding Congo to a goalless draw on Sunday, winning 2-1 on aggregate as they had previously in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt narrowly defeated the Congolese Red Devils as they are called by a slim 2 - 1 scoreline. The Dream Team VI held their ground in Pointe Noire against the Junior Red Devils who needed only a goal to sail through. But Samson Siasia’s boys denied the hosts who were led by veteran Claude Leroy and ran away without conceding a goal. They will now join the other teams that have qualified in the eight-team tournament that will take place in December in order to find Africa’s three representatives at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Algeria, Egypt, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia had already qualified to join hosts Senegal before Sunday and Nigeria joined while the winner was being awaited between Mali and Gabon as at press time. My Naija newsbits are wishing the young lads luck as they proceed to the next round of the competition and indeed beyond.