GOLDEN EAGLETS Wins FIFA U-17 World Cup For The 5th Time

The Nigerian U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets has won the FIFA U-17 world cup yet again. They retained the trophy as defending champions after a 2-0 win against Mali, making it a record 5th time win for Nigeria, having won in 1985, 1993, 2007 and  2013

The boys have been congratulated by Nigerians, including President Buhari, Yakubu Dogara, speaker house of reps, Governor Ikpeazu of Abia State, Governor Wike of Rivers State and The peoples Democratic Party(PDP),  

The Malian coach, Baye Ba,  in reaction to the Golden Eaglets' victory, had this to say;

"It was a tough match. Nigeria was well-placed and we often acted very unorganized. We didn't pay attention twice and conceded two goals. It is how it is. One team wins because the other team makes mistakes. It is the first time Mali reached the final. If you believe that you can win a game, then you are sad when you lose. Nevertheless we can be very proud. Not many teams reach the second place. Our goal is to have a senior team who can win. We will continue our work. Everything is installed in our youth programs so that we will reach another final in the future."

 And Nigerian Coach, Emmanuel Amunike, had this to say;

"It was a beautiful and entertaining match. I think the people in the stadium enjoyed it today. We knew that Mali are technically very strong, have great individual players and are very fast. We wanted to make no mistakes but we lost the ball many times in the midfield in the first half. But I don't want to complain because they are all kids. We changed some things in the second half and made some substitutes. That brought us more safety in our game. We are thankful for everything. We wanted to bring the players to their dreams and we did it. Thanks for the support. We feel like we are at home. We have worked very hard for this success and we hope to continue. The players will go home now but their journey is not over yet. Personally I'm really happy. I have football in my blood, as a player and as a coach. This is what I want to pass to my players."