The Nigeria Golden Eaglets, one of the overwhelming favourites of the tournament have so far been dominant in the competition. Their victory over the Samba Boys on Sunday night confirmed their willingness to defend the trophy they won at the last tournament two years back.
Here are 5 things we learned from the match.
1) Nigeria Golden Eaglet: The FIFA U-17 World cup Dominant force
The Nigerian Golden Eaglets are the competition's most decorated side, having lifted the trophy four times.
The Golden EagletS defeated Brazil the most decorated side in the under 17 cadre in South America, in the quarter- finals on Sunday night.
2) The Eaglets Secured Their Eight Semi-final qualification.
The Victory over the JUNIOR Samba Boys in the competition in Chile, earned the Eaglets their eight semifinal qualification in the tournament.
3) Nigeria Have A Good Chance To Qualify For The Final
Having secured the semifinal berth, Nigeria will face the winner of today's quarter-final between Ecuador and Mexico.
The game against either of the South American sides will be the 11th time the Golden Eaglets will be meeting a South American team. In the ten previous encounters, the Eaglets have won eight, drawn one and lost one.
Although, the Eaglets have always had it tough against South American teams, they have always managed to come out victorious.
4) Victor Osimhen Going For His Second Golden Boot In 2015
Victor Osimhen picked up the Golden Boot prize, at the 2015 CAF U-17 tournament in Nigeria. He scored four of Nigeria's overall seven goals in the competition.
With eight goals in the tournament already and having scored in every game, Osimhen is in a good position to equal or beat Florent Sinama-Pongolle’s record of nine goals in the 2001 edition of the competition.
5) Brazil Wasn't Bad, Nigeria Was Simply Better
The Brazilians dominated the game at
some point but were profligate. The Eaglets however scored three goals in the space of five minutes to send the South Americans packing.
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