Golden Eaglets Finish Third In Suwon Tourney After Losing To Croatia
Published: September 06, 2015
The 2015 Continental Cup International Youth Soccer U-17 Championships came to an end on Sunday with world champions Nigeria finishing third in the tournament.
In the Golden Eaglets final group match, the Emmanuel Amuneke - led side lost 3 - 2 to Croatia while Brazil saw off the hosts 2 - 0.
Thus, Brazil won the tournament with 6 points in the kitty after three games while Croatia are in second place despite having the same number of points with the Golden Eaglets.
The Europeans scored 6 goals and conceded 6 while Nigeria netted five times and their defense let in 5 goals.
Emmanuel Amuneke used the competition to determine the strength and weakness of his team ahead of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup in Chile next month.
In the Golden Eaglets final group match, the Emmanuel Amuneke - led side lost 3 - 2 to Croatia while Brazil saw off the hosts 2 - 0.
Thus, Brazil won the tournament with 6 points in the kitty after three games while Croatia are in second place despite having the same number of points with the Golden Eaglets.
The Europeans scored 6 goals and conceded 6 while Nigeria netted five times and their defense let in 5 goals.
Emmanuel Amuneke used the competition to determine the strength and weakness of his team ahead of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup in Chile next month.
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