NATIONAL TEAM - CONGO - COACH - Claude LeRoy set sights on 2016 Olympics

Claude LeRoy will set his sights on the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

22 May 2015
FIFA - CANDIDATE Michael van Praag out of election

Sepp Blatter has been Fifa president since 1998.

21 May 2015
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - Inter Milan hopeful over Yaya Toure deal

Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure is close to joining Inter Milan...

20 May 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - TOGO - COACH - Saintfiet set to coach Hawks

Tom Saintfiet is set to take charge of the Togo national team.

20 May 2015
AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2015 - PLAY OFFS - 1st leg - all results

Pirates seize away advantage after Confederation Cup first leg.

18 May 2015
STARS IN EUROPE - GHANA - Mensah facing ban

Jonathan Mensah has been handed a worldwide ban.

17 May 2015

U-17 WORLD CUP 2015 - LAST 16 - MALI + NIGERIA reach semi-finals

U-17 WORLD CUP 2015
Location: Chile
Date: 17.10. -  08.11.2015 
Last 16


Nigeria vs Brazil 3:0 

Mali vs Croatia 1:0


Nigeria eased past Brazil 3:0 and Mali edged out Croatia 1:0 to reach the semi-finals of the Under-17 World Cup.

Holders Nigeria once again showed their ruthlessness as they scored all their goals in three first-half minutes to end Brazil's challenge.

Victor Osimhen, with his eighth goal in five games, Kingsley Michael and Udochukwu Anumudu were the scorers.

For Mali, Sekou Koita struck the winner, and their superb defence has not conceded for almost five hours.

Mali will now face Belgium, who beat Costa Rica 1:0 in their quarter-final.

Nigeria have a meeting with Mexico, who beat Ecuador 2:0 in the other last-eight tie.

 

 

3 Nov 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

Related countries

Related articles