Nigeria’s U-23 national team were on Saturday held to a 1-1 draw by Tanzania in the first leg, second round of the African U23 qualifiers in Dar es Salaam.
Success Makunjuola scored the only goal for the Dream Team in the 29th minute after Remo Stars’ winger, Qudus Akanni was brought down in the box with former converting the resultant penalty to give Nigeria an half-time lead.
The Tanzanians, however, playing in front of their home fans, fought back to avoid defeat to the Nigerians in the second half and had their efforts rewarded with an equalizer from the spot in less than 15 minutes to end the game.
The 2015 U23 African Nations Cup champions will host Tanzania in the reverse fixture of the second round doubleheader at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan on 29th October, 2022.
