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Nigerian president applauds U17 team's World Cup success

Xinhua, November 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Monday applauded their under-17 national football team for winning the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Nigeria beat Mali 2-0 in the final in Sausalito Stadium in Vina del Mar, thereby obtaining their fifth crown in the U-17 tournament.

Buhari hailed success of the team, also known as Golden Eaglets, in defending the title previously won by Nigeria in 2013, attributing the triumph to the rich display of "exemplary zeal, determination, commitment, hard work, patriotism and soccer artistry".

The Golden Eaglets not only won the U-17 FIFA World Cup, but also claimed highly-valued individual awards such as the Golden Boot, won by Victor Osimhen for being the tournament's best goal scorer and the Golden Ball, won by captain Kelechi Nwakali for being the best player.

Buhari said that "the Golden Eaglets have shown the world that the indomitable Nigerian spirit is alive and waxing stronger".

The Nigerian team is expected back in the country on Wednesday. Endi