This weekend will go down as one of the most memorable weekends of the football year in Nigeria. Many big things popped at the weekend..let’s take a ride.

Do you know that Nigeria’s U17 team broke their own record and set a new record by winning the U17 FIFA World cup for a record 5 times. The golden eaglets have won 3 of the last 5 editions of this biennial tournament.

Do you know that Victor Osimhen scored 10 goals in the U17 world cup, making the prolific scorer the highest goal scorer in since the history of the competition. He scored in all 7 games Nigeria played in the Tourney.

Do you also know that Even before the tournament kicked off in Chile Osimhen was touted as a favourite to win the adidas Golden Ball, having scored 39 goals in 71 outings for Nigeria at that point, and finished as top scorer at the U-17 African Championship in March. Osimhen named Côte d’Ivoire forward Didier Drogba as his role model and he lived up to expectations in Chile.

Do you know that The captain of the Golden Eaglets, Kelechi Nwankali, was included in Nigeria’s provisional squad ahead of the 2013 edition, but ..read full article on http://www.080football.com/osimhen-and-the-golden-eaglets-dazzle-in-the-u17-world-cup-finals-and-other-big-moments-of-the-weekend/