Nigeria U-13s Brush Aside Premier League Youth Squads To Lift 2010 International Youth Championship Trophy

Nigeria wins the U-13 trophy in England...

Aug 23, 2010 9:27:00 PM

By Jennifer Okoye

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Nigeria's U-13 squad took part in the 2010 International Youth Championship organised by the English Premier League and came out victorious.

A total of 16 youth teams participated in the championship including Chelsea, Fulham, Portsmouth, Hull City, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland, Birmingham City, Wolverhampton, Wigan Athletic, Sporting CP, Athletic Bilbao and Feyenoord.

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Nigeria was placed in Group B in the four-day tournament and the youngsters upset Liverpool 4-0, humbled Fulham 6-0 and dismissed Birmingham 4-1 to book a place in the semi-finals. They sent Chelsea packing after a 3-0 win and then went ahead to beat Sporting CP 2-0 in the finals. 

The Nigerians dominated the tournament, scoring 21 goals and only conceded one. The English FA has extended an invitation to the U-13 and U-15 boys teams for next year’s edition.

 

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