Despite missing Nigeria's last Group B game against Algeria, the 18-year old, who plays for Turkish side, Yeni Malatyaspor, was the fulcrum of Nigeria’s success at the championship that lasted 22 November to 12 December 2015.The West Africans beat Algeria 2-1 in the final to emerge champions of the second edition of the tournament.
Below are the other statistics;
Most Valuable Player
Okechukwu AZUBUIKE (Nigeria)
Top Scorer
Peter Etebo OGHENEKARO (Nigeria) – 5 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Abdelkadir SALHI (Algeria)
Fair Play
South Africa
Total Number of Goals
36 goals in 16 matches, average of 2.3 per match
Top scoring team
Nigeria – 9 goals in 5 matches
Goal distribution
0-15 minute: 8 goals
16-30 minute: 6 goals
31-45 minute: 4 goals
46-60 minute: 8 goals
61-75 minute: 4 goals
