Road to Chile 2015 Under 17 Final

As the world await eagerly for the final match of the Under 17 World Cup between defending Champions Nigeria and  African Champions Mali in an all Africa final Kaycee Bishop Blog is looking at how both teams got to this final stage of the competition.

MALI

African Champions Mali started the competition in a low note with a goalless draw with Belgium. The team defeated Ecuador by 2 goals to 1, white washed Honduras 3 nil all at the group stage, sent Peoples Republic of Korea parking at the Round of sixteen, defeated Croatia at the Quarter Final stage before defeating Belgium at the Semi Final Stage.

Summary of Games before the Final
Belgium 0 vs Mali 0
Ecuador  1 vs Mali 2
Mali 3 vs Honduras 0
Mali 3 vs PRK 0
Croatia 0 vs Mali 1
Mali 3 vs Belgium 1
 The team has conceded only 2 goals and has scored 12 goals so far in the competition. The team is yet to loose a game in the tournament.
Star Player

Samuel Diarra

 The star player of the team is the goal keeper Samuel Diarra who has made over 10 top saves so far.

NIGERIA

Defending Champions Nigeria started the game on a high note by defeating USA with 2 goal, defeated host Chile 5 goals to 1, lost to Croatia by 2 goals to 1 but still qualified as group leaders.
The team defeated Australia,Brazil and Mexico in the Round of 16, Quarter Final and Semi Final.
Summary of Games before the final
Nigeria 2 vs USA 0
Chile  1 vs Nigeria 5
Croatia 2 vs Nigeria 1

Nigeria 6 vs Australia 0
Brazil  0 vs Nigeria 3
Mexico 2 Nigeria 4
The team is a high scoring side and has scored 21 goals on the road to the final though their defense has leaked more goals with the team conceding 5 goals so far.
Star Player

Victor Osimhen

 The youngster has scored 9 goals and will be itching to add more goals having scored in every match of the tournament. A goal in the final will make him the tournament all time highest goal scorer.