Golden Eaglets March On In 4 – 1 Victory Over Iran
Arinze Ude
The Golden Eaglets booked their place in the quarter finals at the ongoing U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday when they dispatched their Iranian counterparts.
Eaglets went into the game as Group F winners, with two wins and a draw in the first round.
They continued from where they stopped, scoring three goals in the first half as the Iranians looked stunned.
Samuel Okon, Musa Mohammed and the top goal scorer, Kelechi Iheanacho scored the three goals in the first half of play.
Musa Yahaya added a fourth in the second half before Ali Gholizadeh got a late consolation goal for the Arabs.
The win sets up a date with Uruguay on Saturday, November 2nd in the quarter finals. The match will kick off at 4 p.m Nigerian time.
Other teams in the round of eight are Honduras, Brasil, Mexico, Cote d’Ivoire, Argentina and Sweden.