Reigning champions Mexico and three-time tournament winners Nigeria set up a mouthwatering final at the FIFA U-17 World Cup United Arab Emirates 2013 after comfortably winning their respective semi-finals. The duo will now meet in the title-decider in Abu Dhabi on Friday 8 November.
Nigeria's deadly duo
Nigerian pair Taiwo Awoniyi and Kelechi Iheanacho seem to share a telepathic understanding of each others’ game. Awoniyi grabbed both of his side’s goals in the quarter-final tie against Uruguay after being set up by Iheanacho and the duo combined once again to score the all-important opener against Sweden . If they can continue their form into the final,Mexico's defenders are in for a tough evening’s work.
VIP spectator ( According to FIFA)
There was one particularly high-profile spectator among the crowd in Dubai, with none other than Diego Maradona in the stands to watch Nigeria storm into the final. The Argentinian icon also cut his teeth on the international stage at a FIFA youth competition (at the U-20 World Cup in Japan in 1979) and went on to win not only the title, but also the adidas Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player. His presence certainly seemed to inspire his potential successors as stars of the world game, chief among them Nigeria's own No10.
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