... as they eased into the final of the Under-17 World Cup with a 3-1 win over Spain in Thursday's semi-final in Lagos. Heartland's Stanley Okoro scored to give coach John Obuh's Golden Eaglets the lead on the half-hour mark. Sani Emmanuel then came on as a substitute and scored a brace in the second-half and set up a meeting with Switzerland in Sunday's final in Abuja. Borja grabbed a consolation for the Spanish with seven minutes left in the game.
Switzerland beat 10-man Colombia 3-0 in the other semi-final on Thursday, also played in Lagos, to clinch their place in the final. Colombia will now face Spain in the third place play-off that will also be played in Abuja on Sunday. "Everyone has seen that Switzerland have some serious qualities, so we'll have to give everything one more time to win. We've worked very hard to be able to defend our title and win a second consecutive World Cup. We're going to do everything we can to keep our trophy two more years." John Obuh, Nigeria coach |