How Did Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs Nigerian Talents React To England First World Cup Win In Over 50 Years
Published: June 11, 2017
England are world champions for the first time in over fifty years after their U20 team defeated Venezuela 1-0 at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in the final of the Fifa U20 World Cup.
Five players of Nigerian descent lined up for the Young Lions in the showpiece game in South Korea : Dominic Solanke, Fikayo Tomori, Josh Onomah, Sheyi Ojo and Ademola Lookman.
The sixth player that made the roster, Liverpool's Ovie Ejaria, was an unused substitute, and the youngsters have all taken to social media to express their joy after beating the South American opponents.
Dominic Solanke : ''CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!🏆''
Fikayo Tomori : ''WORLD CHAMPIONS! UNBELIEVABLE FEELING🏆. THANK YOU GOD🙏🏾❤️. 🦁🦁🦁''
Ovie Ejaria : ''absolutely buzzing !! u20 world cup champions ❤️🦁🦁🦁''
Josh Onomah : ''What a feeling . CHAMMPIONSSSSSSS!❤⚽️''
Ademola Lookman : ''Unreal!!! World Cup Champions 🙌🏽🌎🏆''
Sheyi Ojo : ''We've done it!! World Champions!! This wouldn't have been possible without God. Feeling so blessed. A dream come true 🙌🏾🏆 #WorldCup 🦁🦁🦁''
Liverpool-bound striker Solanke was handed the Golden Ball award for the player of the tournament, an award previously won by Diego Maradona, Adriano, Lionel Messi, Aguero and Paul Pogba.
Igho Kingsley
Five players of Nigerian descent lined up for the Young Lions in the showpiece game in South Korea : Dominic Solanke, Fikayo Tomori, Josh Onomah, Sheyi Ojo and Ademola Lookman.
The sixth player that made the roster, Liverpool's Ovie Ejaria, was an unused substitute, and the youngsters have all taken to social media to express their joy after beating the South American opponents.
Dominic Solanke : ''CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!🏆''
Fikayo Tomori : ''WORLD CHAMPIONS! UNBELIEVABLE FEELING🏆. THANK YOU GOD🙏🏾❤️. 🦁🦁🦁''
Ovie Ejaria : ''absolutely buzzing !! u20 world cup champions ❤️🦁🦁🦁''
Josh Onomah : ''What a feeling . CHAMMPIONSSSSSSS!❤⚽️''
Ademola Lookman : ''Unreal!!! World Cup Champions 🙌🏽🌎🏆''
Sheyi Ojo : ''We've done it!! World Champions!! This wouldn't have been possible without God. Feeling so blessed. A dream come true 🙌🏾🏆 #WorldCup 🦁🦁🦁''
Liverpool-bound striker Solanke was handed the Golden Ball award for the player of the tournament, an award previously won by Diego Maradona, Adriano, Lionel Messi, Aguero and Paul Pogba.
Igho Kingsley
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