{"id":11301,"date":"2015-11-06T06:31:27","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T06:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=11301"},"modified":"2015-11-06T06:50:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T06:50:48","slug":"under-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/under-17","title":{"rendered":"2 African Teams Will Face-Off At The Fifa Under-17 World Cup Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Mexico will play against Belgium for the third place.<\/p>\n<h2>Another final for Nigeria<\/h2>\n<p>Nigeria reached their eight Fifa Under-17 World Cup final thanks to a thrilling 4-2 victory against Mexico in Concepci\u00f3n on Thursday. The Golden Eaglets survived against a tough Mexican team at the Estadio Municipal Ester Roa.\u00a0Mexico controlled the pace from the beginning and took an early lead. The Mexicans opened the score at the 7th minute when\u00a0Kevin Magana capitalized on a teasing cross from Kevin Lara.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11304\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/brazil-u17-vs-nigeria-u17-01112015_1qswfzut39am310c0xe6g3vfh6.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"704\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/brazil-u17-vs-nigeria-u17-01112015_1qswfzut39am310c0xe6g3vfh6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/brazil-u17-vs-nigeria-u17-01112015_1qswfzut39am310c0xe6g3vfh6-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/brazil-u17-vs-nigeria-u17-01112015_1qswfzut39am310c0xe6g3vfh6-85x59.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.performgroup.com\/di\/library\/Goal_Nigeria\/48\/73\/brazil-u17-vs-nigeria-u17-01112015_1qswfzut39am310c0xe6g3vfh6.jpg?t=-926524448&amp;w=620&amp;h=430\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerians managed to equalize thanks to a\u00a0superb free-kick by Nwakali from around 25 yards. The Mexican goalkeeper stood no chance.\u00a0Okwonkwo\u00a0scored a second goal right before half-time. After the break, Mexico got back into the rhythm. At the 58th minute, Cortes scored a magnificent equalizer. Nine minutes later, Ebere netted a third goal for Nigeria and\u00a0Osimhen\u00a0sealed the deal at the 83rd minute in a penalty kick.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch highlights of the game in the video below:<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/w8jl9eVjxGY<\/p>\n<h2><b>Mali brushes Belgium aside<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The continental champions\u00a0reached their first ever Fifa Under-17 World Cup final after beating Belgium 3 goals to 1.\u00a0Belgium opened the score at the 16th minute thanks to Dante Rigo. Boubacar Traore&#8217;s equalizer 6 minutes later was followed by two second half goals from Sidiki Maiga and Sekou Koita, the youngest player on the field.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11303\" style=\"width: 711px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/2729603_full-lnd.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"711\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/2729603_full-lnd.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/2729603_full-lnd-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/2729603_full-lnd-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.fifa.com\/mm\/photo\/tournament\/competition\/02\/72\/96\/03\/2729603_full-lnd.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Watch highlights of the game in the video below:<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/NDpZGiqjhHg<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[interaction id=&#8221;563c487c3eaa7f1434ce80de&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/12-football-players-extravagant-homes-one-of-them-is-reportedly-haunted\">SEE ALSO:\u00a012 Football Player\u2019s Extravagant Homes. 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