Under-17 world champions, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, left for Santiago in Chile yesterday evening.
The world champions’ arrival on the South American continent is ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup which would hold from October 17 to November 8.
The team on Monday, rounded off their tour of Argentina with a convincing 2-1 win over the U-20 side of racing club of Buenos Aires, as Victor Osimhen and Funso Bamgboye scored the goals for the Eaglets.
Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, described the impressive performance of team as very encouraging, adding that the pre-World Cup camping in Buenos Aires had added value to the team’s preparation ahead of Chile 2015.
The world champions have been drawn against USA, Croatia and hosts, Chile in Group A of the World Cup tournament. (Channels TV)
•Photo shows Golden Eaglets.
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