Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets defeated fellow African
counterparts, Les Aiglonnets in Vina del
Mar to become FIFA U-17 champions for a recoord 5th time.
Mali’s dream
of lifting a first ever Fifa U-17 World Cup went crashing in Viña del Mar
following a 2-0 defeat to Nigeria at the Estadio Sausalito.
In a very entertaining final, it was second
half goals by Victor Osimhen and Funsho Bamgboye were all the Eaglets needed to
become world champions for a record fifth time, and the second country to
successfully defend their title after Brazil.
Nigeria’s striker, Osimhen won the golden boot
and golden ball, and has become the tournament’s all time leading goal scorer
with 10 goals to his credit.
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