GOLDEN EAGLETS SPIT FIRE AHEAD CHILE CLASH

Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are in high spirit are head of the big clash with host country Chile in the on going FIFA U-17 world Cup on Tuesday.

Head coach Emmanuel Amuneke, has however,
warned his players not to be carried away by their opening victory against U.S, but to dhow a good character on the pitch of play for 90-minute.

"Tomorrow's match against Chile is a crucial game and you must expect a dog fight," hinted Amuneke. “But we must approach the match with discipline and responsibility; we must be ready to fight for 90minutes."

World football ruling body, FIFA has named officials for the match with Ruddy Buquet as the centre referee. The 38-year-old Frenchman has been a full international for FIFA since 2011. Others listed for the match that would be watched by a capacity crowd also include  Buquet’s compatriots  Guillaume Debart and Gringore Cyril  as assistant referees while the fourth official is Abdulrahman Al-Jassim of Qatar.

Meanwhile, Golden Eaglets will yet again don white jerseys against Chile as they did in Saturday's 2-0 win against the USA. The only slight change in the team’s dressing on Tuesdaywould be that of the goalkeepers who will swap their yellow gear for black top, short and socks. In the same vein, host Chile would swap their white jerseys for their famous red and blue colours while their goalkeepers will dorn yellow attire.

The Group A matches at Estadio Sausalito in Vina Del Mar on Tuesday would start  at 5:00pmlocal time(9:00pm in Nigeria) between USA and Croatia while Nigeria's Eaglets face Chile at8:00pm local time(12:00 midnight in Nigeria).