11 November 2009
Lagos — Nigeria's Under-17 Head Coach, Sam John Obuh has urged the good people of Lagos State to turn out in large numbers at the Teslim Balogun Stadium to cheer the Golden Eaglets as they seek a place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup final.
"Support will be very important for us in Lagos against Spain. Spain is a very good team and they have the ability to turn a game on its head, but we will see how we turn it before them", said Obuh after his boys trounced Korea Republic 3-1 in Calabar on Monday night to earn a semi final berth.
Lagos, Nigeria's commercial and economic, is also the nation's most populous city. Until 1992, it was the administrative capital, and all major football matches involving Nigeria were staged in the city until earlier this decade. But the National Stadium, Abuja has taken over and it is only the advent of the Teslim Balogun Stadium that has brought Lagos back to the fore and a possible return of some international action to the bustling city.
"The people of Lagos know how to support, just like people in other parts of the country. We love them all, and we will continue to do our best until we retain the trophy", added Obuh.
Goals by Ramon Azeez, Abdul Jeleel Ajagun and Terry Envoh sealed Nigeria's place in the last four after a testy 90 minutes against the fast -paced, fast -thinking Koreans at the UJ Esuene Stadium on Monday night.
Colombia and Switzerland play the first semi final starting from 4pm before the floodlit second semi final involving the Cup holders and hosts. The match is a repeat of the 2007 final, which Nigeria won on penalties after both tams finished 0-0 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
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