Nigeria won the Under-17 World Cup for a record fourth time on Friday Nov 08,2013 with a 3-0 win over defending champions Mexico
The victory in the United Arab Emirates caps a successful year for Nigeria after the senior team won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa in January 2013
Nigeria's Record at U17 World Cup
- Winners: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013
- Runners-up: 1987, 2001, 2009
Nigeria's Record in UAE
- Played: 7
- Won: 6
- Drew: 1
- Lost: 0
- Goals For: 26
- Goals Against: 5
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Chairman of the LOC for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 are introduced to the players during the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 Final between Nigeria and Mexico at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium on November 8, 2013 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Nigerian Team Celebrating Victory at Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium on November 8, 2013 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The 52-match Fifa U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 was held between October 17 and November 8 ,2013 in the six host cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Sharjah and Al Ain
The teams were divided into four pots for the draw, with the continental champions from Europe, Africa, South America, Asia, North and Central America and the Caribbean all seeded, and the host nation assigned the seeded position as team one in Group A. The teams were then drawn into six groups of four
Group A : UAE, Honduras, Brazil, Slovakia
Group B : Uruguay, New Zealand, Côte d'Ivoire, Italy
Group C : Croatia, Morocco, Panama, Uzbekistan
Group D : Tunisia, Venezuela, Russia, Japan
Group E : Canada, Austria, Iran, Argentina
Group F: Mexico, Nigeria, Iraq, Sweden
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Alampasu of Nigeria recieves the Golden Glove awards from FIFA
President Joseph S. Blatter during the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013
Final between Nigeria and Mexico at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium on
November 8, 2013 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. - See more at:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/blatter-insistent-november-start-qatar-world-cup/#sthash.1uogYYoB.dpuf
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Alampasu of Nigeria recieves the Golden Glove awards from FIFA
President Joseph S. Blatter during the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013
Final between Nigeria and Mexico at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium on
November 8, 2013 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. - See more at:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/blatter-insistent-november-start-qatar-world-cup/#sthash.1uogYYoB.dpuf
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