Nigerians by now are used to seeing their youth teams do well at the FIFA under age competitions, most especially the under-17 World Cup, which the Golden Eaglets have won a record four times and finished as runners up at four different occasions.
However, after these glorious showings most Nigerians have never been convinced that teams paraded by the coaches in charge, truly deserved the trophy or the medals. This is because some of these players faded away so quickly and were never seen at top flight club and international football like their counterparts from other European or South American countries who also featured in the Under-17 tournaments
Kelechi Iheanacho, Chigozi Obasi, Raymond Japhet and Abdullahi Alfa of Nigeria celebrate their victory after the FIFA World Cup UAE 2013 Final between Nigeria and Mexica at Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium on November 8, 2013 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo FIFA/FIFA)
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