Friday 6 November 2015

Osimhen sends Eaglets to U17 World Cup final,meets Mali

 The forward has now equaled Florent Pongolle and Souleymane Coulibaly’s record of most goals in a U17 World Cup tournament.
 Eaglets face Mali in final
 Nigeria U17 team marched to their eight Fifa U17 World Cup final after surviving the Mexicans scare in a thrilling 4-2 encounter played at the Estadio Municipal Ester Roa, Concepcion on Friday morning.
Two late goals from leading top scorer Victor Osimhen and Osinachi Ebere handed the Golden Eaglets the ticket to battle for the trophy against Mali after Kelechi Nwakali’s free kick and Orji Okonkwo had cancelled out Diego Cortes and Kevin Magana’s goals.
 Nigeria face Mali in Vina Del Mar on Sunday for an all-African final against continental champions Mali while Mexico will face off against Belgium in the match for third place.

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