President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has hailed the Flying Eagles for their impressive 2-0 win over Italy at the FIFA U20 World Cup on Wednesday.
He has also urged the team to go for all three points against Brazil in their final group game to sustain their winning mentality.
The NFF supremo spoke minutes after the two-time World Cup silver medallists stunned Italy 2-0 in Mendoza to soar to the top of Group D at the ongoing global fiesta in Argentina, with a commanding performance that left the Italians and their thousands of supporters flustered and crest-fallen at the Estadio Malvinas Argentina.
Pre-game, the bookmakers had the encounter all in favour of the Italians, who overran Brazil with three goals in a rapturous first 45 minutes on Sunday, before the South Americans reduced the tally by two in the second period.
Against the Flying Eagles, the pacy Italians could not find their rhythm and simply watched the Nigerians dominate several sectors…
Source: Complete Sports
