In Pictures, Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets Defeat Mali To Win U-17 World Cup Tournament

Golden Eaglets celebrate with the U-17 World Cup trophy

The concluding day of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 saw Nigeria live up to their tag of pre-tournament favourites by overcoming a spirited Mali side 2-0 in the final, thereby retaining the crown they secured so impressively two years ago in the United Arab Emirates.

Belgium had earlier finished third, after seeing off Mexico in a pulsating opening game.

Victor Osimhen celebrates scoring his 10th goal of the tournament and sets a new goal scoring record Photo: GettyImages

The players celebrate their well deserved glory

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