Nigeria's Golden Eaglets were beaten 4-2 by Australia in their second outing at the ongoing four-nation invitational tournament in China, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The five-time world champions endured their first defeat of the competition after Australia delivered an impressive attacking performance, making the most of their goalscoring opportunities to secure maximum points.
Although the Golden Eaglets found the back of the net twice, they were unable to contain the Australians, who proved more clinical in front of goal throughout the encounter.
The result leaves the Nigerian youngsters with one match left to play in the tournament.
The Golden Eaglets will now turn their attention to Saturday's final fixture against hosts China, where they will be hoping to end their campaign on a winning note.