Nigerian teams made a stellar start in the Boys U17 Gothia Cup tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden, with all three teams securing victories in their opening matches.
Sporting Lagos kicked off their campaign with a 2-0 win against IFK Norrkoping, with Emmanuel Okochuwku and Bidemi Alore scoring the goals. Beyond Limits dominated GIF Sundsval in a 5-1 thriller as Kparobo impressively netted a hat-trick, Sunday Ogbonnaya and Mohammed Abdullahi got one goal each. Tikitaka International defeated Degenfors IF 4-1 in Group 3.
Sporting Lagos, Beyond Limits, and Tikitaka International collectively scored 11 goals on Match day one.
In the U16 category, Nigerian Eagles began their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Fylkir from Iceland.
