Soccer fans in Uyo celebrate Golden Eaglets victory

 

Football fans in Uyo on Friday jubilated after the Nigerian Golden Eaglets won the u-17 World Cup. 

The feat which also records Nigeria as the first to win the cup for the fourth time after handing a comprehensive 3-0 defeat to Mexico at El zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates was lauded by a cross section of fans who spoke to our sports editor at Kalahari Bar at Obio Imo.

FIFA Under 17 World Cup: Eaglets good for glory

 

The 2013 FIFA Under 17 World Cup will be the fifteenth tournament of the competition. It will be held in the United Arab Emirates between October 17 and November 8, 2013 with six host cities.
In addition to the host nation, United Arab Emirates, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions. 

The concept of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup has purely been designed as a developmental programme for football federations to discover budding talents and groom them through the ranks to the senior level.