The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have qualified into the next round of the FIFA U17 World Cup after beating Ecuador 3-2.
Sai’d Ibrahim got himself a hat-trick haven scored Nigeria’s three goals.
Ibrahim put Nigeria ahead within the first few minutes of the kick-off.
Gooooal! Ibrahim scores and the Eaglets are ahead. Nigeria 1-0 Ecuador
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) October 29, 2019
Ecuador fought back and equalised in the tenth minute.
10’ Ecuador levels. 1-1
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) October 29, 2019
The match ended one all at half time.
HT Nigeria 1-1 Ecuador #SoarGoldenEaglets
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) October 29, 2019
The South Americans pulled a quick one in the 62nd minute and took the lead.
Update 62': Nigeria 1-2 Ecuador #SoarGoldenEaglets #Team9jaStrong #NGAECU
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) October 29, 2019
It wasn’t until the 86th minute before Ibrahim grabbed a parity with their opponents.
Gooooal! Ibrahim again. It's 2-2. #SoarGoldenEaglets #Team9jaStrong
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) October 29, 2019
86' Nigeria 2-2 Ecuador #SoarGoldenEaglets #Team9jaStrong #NGAECU
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) October 29, 2019
Ibrahim clinched the winner in the injury time after five minutes was added to the time of play at the expiration of the 90 stipulated minutes.
90' 5 mins added. Nigeria 3-2 Ecuador #SoarGoldenEaglets
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) October 29, 2019
It was the Sai'd Ibrahim night. What. A. Game. Weldone, Golden Eaglets. Unto the next round 💪. Nigeria 3-2 Ecuador. #SoarGoldenEaglets #Team9jaStrong #NGAECU #U17WC pic.twitter.com/T5tiyiRguk
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) October 29, 2019