Amuneke praises Eaglets’ World Cup triumph

Golden Eaglets coach and ex-Super Eagles player, Emmanuel Amuneke, has praised his players for lifting the FIFA U- 17 World Cup on Monday morning after beating Mali 2 – 0 in the showpiece game.
Goals from Golden Boot winner, Victor Osimhen and Aspire Academy starlet, Funsho Bamgboye, secured a deserved victory over the African champions, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.
“It was a beautiful and entertaining match. I think the people in the stadium enjoyed it today. We knew the Malians are technically very strong, have great individual players and are very fast, ”allnigeriasoccer.com quoted Amuneke as saying to fifa.com.
“We wanted to bring the players to their dreams and we did it. Thanks for the support. We feel like we are at home. ”
The former Barcelona winger added: “We have worked very hard for this success and we hope to continue. The players will go home now but their journey is not over yet. Personally I’m really happy.
“I have football in my blood, as a player and as a coach. This is what I want to pass to my players,” the coach submitted.
This is the first time Nigeria has successfully defended the FIFA U-17 World Cup in four previous attempts.