10goals in seven appearances is the impressive tally that enabled Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen to set a new FIFA U-17 World Cup record on Sunday. The Golden Eaglets star found the net at least once in every one of his outings at Chile 2015, with his final haul eclipsing the previous benchmark of nine set by France’s Florent Sinama Pongolle in 2001 and equalled by Souleymane Coulibaly of Côte d’Ivoire a decade later.
The strike that broke the record also propelled Nigeria towards a fifth U-17 World Cup crown, bolstering their already-preeminent tally with a 2-0 win over a Mali side appearing in their nation's first-ever FIFA final. Nigeria, who have participated in eight of the competition’s 16 finals to date, also became just the second side – after Brazil in 1997/1999 – to retain the U-17 title.
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