Nwankwo Kanu Thanks Nigerians For Unwavering Support Of Golden Eaglets

Published: November 06, 2015

Ex Golden Eaglets star Nwankwo Kanu has lavished praise on the Nigeria U17s after they qualified for their eighth World Cup final and has paid tribute to Nigerian fans for their unwavering support of the national team.

The Emmanuel Amuneke - led side showed their class after coming from a goal down to beat Mexico 4 - 2 on Friday morning.

“Thank you all for your support and congratulations to our Eaglets, boys well done. Congrats Amunike and your coaching crew, up Nigeria,” the ex Ajax Amsterdam star posted on Twitter on Friday.

Kanu turned out for Nigeria at the 1993 Fifa Under 17 World Cup and assisted the Golden Eaglets win the Cup for a second time, with 5 goals scored to his name.

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