10th November, 2015
Sports philanthropist and chairman of Globacom, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr (GCON) has congratulated the Golden Eaglets, President Muhammadu Buhari and the people of Nigeria on the victory of the U-17 team at the just concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.
He said the young lads have done exceptionally well to bring honour to their fatherland.
“It was indeed an unlimited performance by our dear Golden Eaglets. I congratulate them for emerging World champions. Once again, they have done exceptionally well to bring honour to Nigeria and Africa. We are proud of them,” Dr. Adenuga said.
He said that Globacom, the major sponsor of Nigerian national football teams, would continue to contribute to the development of football which has always been the greatest unifying factor in the country.
“We congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the Nigerian Football Federation for the moral and financial support that propelled the boys to global success,” he added.
Globacom is the major sponsor of Nigerian national football teams and the official telecoms partner of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. The company is also the biggest corporate supporter of football in Africa.
The Nigerian team defeated Mali on Sunday in an-all Africa final by 2-0 to cap their impressive run in the World Cup in Chile.
This feat has made Nigeria the most successful country in the history of the U-17 World Cup. The Golden Eaglets have won the cadet World Cup trophy for a record fifth time after first winning it in 1985 in China, 1993 in Japan, 2007 in Korea and 2013 in UAE.
Nigeria also equaled the record of Brazil (1997 and 1999) by becoming the second team ever to retain the U-17 World Cup. In addition, Victor Osimhen with his ten goals entered the record books as the highest overall goals scorer in the history of the competition.
The Emmanuel Amuneke-coached Golden Eaglets scored a total of 23 goals and conceded five throughout the competition, while the team Captain, Kekechi Nwakali, emerged the most Valuable Player of the Tournament. The competition’s highest goal scorer, Victor Osimhen, got the Golden boot.