Nigeria Wins FIFA U-17 World Cup Friday Nov 08,2013

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

 Nigeria Team

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
 

Dele 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

Dele 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