Nigeria had gone ahead early in the match to score.
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The Eaglets scored three goals in six second half minutes, and they were just a reward for their persistence and determination
Amuneke, who was on a two-year contract with the Sudanese side, confirmed the development on a Lagos-based radio on Wednesday.
Oliver officiates primarily in the Premier League having been promoted to the Select Group of Referees in 2010
Claudio Zamudio’s first half strike and Bryan Salazar’s penalty after the break saw off the South Americans, who fail to go one better than their only previous quarter-final appearance at this level in 1995
Amuneke is best remembered for his brace in the 2-1 defeat of the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the final match of the 1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia
The Nigeria U17 women that were earlier scheduled to play Spanish U17 women national team will do battle with a Spanish age-grade club side at the Browns Hotel Football arena in Faro, Portugal
Onazi, a member of the silver winning team at the FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted by Nigeria in 2009, believes the idea was aimed at encouraging the players to further aspire for more glory
Muhammed has been an inspired choice by Coach Manu Garba “because he combines the names of two prophets” and Awoniyi said there couldn’t have been a better captain than the Kano State-born defender
Thomson has been a match official since 1988 and has officiated in the Scottish Premier League since 2002
There is an extra motivation for me to win this trophy and it would be my greatest honour yet because in 2007 I was an assistant when Nigeria won this trophy,” Manu said at the lobby of Abu Dhabi Hotel before heading for his last pre-match press conference at this 2013 UAE U-17 World Cup
Other members of the delegation, whom President Jonathan has charged to ensure that the Golden Eaglets receive all necessary support and motivation for victory
“We saw them play before our semi-final, and they looked strong against Argentina,” said the midfielder. “We’re hoping for a repeat performance [of the group match]. In football it’s difficult to make predictions but, God willing, we’ll beat them again. Mexico can make all the changes they want, but it will be the same team we faced in the group stage
Elegbeleye said the brilliant display of the youngsters has taken Nigeria to another level in world soccer
The minister made this comment after watching the team beat the Iranians 4-1
There have been pockets of doubts about the goal scoring ability of the Golden Eaglets since Success’ unceremonious exit but speaking for the first time, the lanky striker said the team remains focused
While the Golden Eaglets have won the Under-17 World Cup three times, the Iranians are only making their third appearance and Ugbade is upbeat about the chances of the Nigerians youngsters
Nigeria had qualified after topping Group F with seven points from three matches, following 6-1 and 5-0 wins over Mexico and Iraq respectively, and a 3-3 draw with Sweden
The attack is built around him and he was the highest goal scorer in the African Championship and a very dependable striker for the team
Garba, who once assisted late Golden Eaglets handler of the 2007 class, Yemi Tella, told The Eagle Online in Dubai on Wednesday afternoon that the team has left the disappointment of not beating Sweden in Tuesday’s second group match, which ended in a 3-3 score draw, but are now prepared to put smiles on the faces of Nigerians by playing and winning well in the match against Iraq