Nigeria U20 head coach Eric Chelle has outlined the areas that the Kenya U20 team, Rising Stars, should improve in after the two sides battled out to a draw.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsKenya faced Nigeria in their third group B match of the 2025 CAF U 20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Wednesday, 7 May 2025 in Cairo Egypt, a match that ended in a 2-2 draw.Kevin Wangaya gave Kenya the lead in the sixth minute from the spot, a lead that lasted just seven minutes as Kparobo Arierhi drew Nigeria level to ensure it was level at half time.Six lessons from Kenya’s early exit at the U-20 AFCONIn the second half, William Gitamu added a second for Kenya in the 68th minute, but once again Nigeria drew level five minutes later through a Daniel Bameyi goal from the spot to ensure it ended all square.Speaking after the match, Chelle whose side qualified to the quarter finals shared his opinion on Rising Stars’ areas of improvement.“I think they need to work on defense and maybe also work on trying to possess the ball when they win, or because they run so much that at the peak moment, they are a little tired,” said Chelle##NAJAVA_MECA_8916375##The former Nigerian center back also took time to share the aspects of Rising Stars’ performance that impressed him the most.“I like their transition. When they get the ball back, they try to make some fast attacks, and they have four players in the offensive who are so fast and strong and can score at every moment,” he added.Generally, the 47-year-old admits being surprised by the quality in the Kenyan team, which he tied to Harambee Stars.How World Cup dream influenced Harambee Stars’ assistant to reunite with McCarthy“It was a great game. Very interesting, and I was surprised about Kenya, but again, not so surprised because their national team improves each day. I watch so many games of their national team,” he concluded.Nigeria will face fellow West Africans, Senegal, in the quarter finals scheduled for Monday, 12 May 2025 at the Suez Canal Stadium.
