Nigeria U17s Star Victor Osimhen Underlines His Credentials With Brace In Friendly
Published: October 12, 2015
The Nigeria Under 17 National Team defeated U-20 side of Racing Club of Buenos Aires 3 - 1 on Monday afternoon in their last tune - up game ahead of the World Cup in Chile.
Top scorer at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Victor Osimhen, underlined his credentials as one of the players to watch out for in the Nigerian side by netting a brace while Samuel Chukwueze scored the third goal for the African powerhouse.
On Tuesday evening, the 21 - player squad and 10 team officials will head to Santiago to begin the defense of the trophy they won for the fourth time in the United Arab Emirates two years ago.
The Golden Eaglets have been drawn in one of the toughest groups at the World Cup.
They play United States on Saturday at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos before facing Croatia and Chile.
Photo Credit : thenff.com
Top scorer at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Victor Osimhen, underlined his credentials as one of the players to watch out for in the Nigerian side by netting a brace while Samuel Chukwueze scored the third goal for the African powerhouse.
On Tuesday evening, the 21 - player squad and 10 team officials will head to Santiago to begin the defense of the trophy they won for the fourth time in the United Arab Emirates two years ago.
The Golden Eaglets have been drawn in one of the toughest groups at the World Cup.
They play United States on Saturday at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos before facing Croatia and Chile.
Photo Credit : thenff.com
Latest News
- Akor Adams: Turkish giants Besiktas have zero chance of signing Montpellier striker this summer
- U17 EURO: Arsenal midfielder Junaid emulates former Young Lionesses forward Ashleigh Plumptre
- Manchester Unted's Nigerian striker agrees move to West Ham on scholarship deal
- Transfer guru confirms Man Utd interest in ex-Super Eagles invitee with release clause of N104b
- 'Felt this could have been my season' - Chelsea midfielder Chukwuemeka reflects on injury woes
- Super Eagles winger Chukwueze gets vote of confidence from former AC Milan goalkeeper
- Morak FC chief backs Golden Eaglets to qualify for World Cup despite 2-0 loss to his team
- Chelsea ready to use Lukaku plus a young player as makeweight in their efforts to sign Osimhen
- Norwich mulling over move for Charlton's German-Nigerian RB after impressing in trial game v Chelsea youth
- 'Has been amazing' - Calvin Bassey lauds Marco Silva after Fulham's 10th clean sheet of the season
Football News 24/7
News Categories
- Football Betting
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football