Nigeria U20 defeated their rivals Sudan in the course to clinch the 2017 AFCON U20 ticket in Zambia. Thanks to goals from veteran striker Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze after Mohammed put the home side ahead.
A draw though for the Flying Eagles in the second leg between in Calabar between July 22-24 will see them through to Zambia where they would be hoping to defend their title and also bid for a ticket for South Korea 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup.
Below is also the results for all the qualifying fixtures:
Sudan 1-2 Nigeria
Burkina Faso 0-0 Mali
Gambia 0-0 Guinea
Senegal 3-1 Ghana
Lesotho 0-2 South Africa
Cameroon 3-0 Libya