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Monday 13 February RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE

Nigeria, Switzerland in Under-17 World Cup final

Published on 13 November 2009 - 11:11am
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Hosts Nigeria will take on Switzerland in the Under-17 World Cup final on Sunday at the Abuja National Stadium after both teams won their respective semi-finals on Thursday.
   
Defending champions Nigeria defeated Spain 3-1 while Switzerland trounced Colombia 4-0.
   
Spain were seeking revenge against Nigeria, who stopped them on penalties in the final of the tournament two years ago in Seoul to win their third Under-17 world championship.
   
But Stanley Okoro put Nigeria in front after half an hour when he dashed behind the Spanish defence before stroking home from close range. 
   
Striker Sani Emmanuel came off the bench to net a brace for Nigeria and bring his goals tally to five so far at this tournament. Spain pulled a consolation goal back through big striker Borja on 83 minutes.
   
Switzerland stopped 10-man Colombia with Nassem Ben Khalifa and Haris Seferovic on target in the first half before Bruno Martignoni and Ricardo Rodriguez also scored after the interval.

 

Source: AFA
 

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