Nigeria U15 thrash New Caledonia 7-0 to reach FIFA U15 World Cup last 16

Nigeria U15 maintained their unbeaten start to the FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival with a commanding 7-0 victory over New Caledonia at the Hovsan Competition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Future Eagles had already secured their place in the Round of 16 after finishing second in their group with seven points. They followed that progress with another convincing performance against New Caledonia.

Wisdom Oche set Nigeria on their way by scoring in the opening minutes. Timothy Ijachi then took control of the contest with two goals in a four-minute spell.

Ijachi doubled Nigeria’s advantage in the 12th minute, finding the net with a clean strike that gave the goalkeeper no chance. He struck again in the 16th minute to complete his brace and put the match firmly in Nigeria’s hands.

AbdulRazaq Muhammad added a fourth goal in the 21st minute, before Ijachi completed his hat-trick in the 35th minute.

The forward’s third goal extended Nigeria’s lead before Muhammad scored again four minutes later to claim his own brace.

Salu completed the scoring in the closing minutes, sealing a 7-0 win for the Nigerian youngsters and ensuring their unbeaten run continued.

Nigeria will now meet Republic of Benin in the Round of 16.

The result means Nigeria U15 have gone six matches without defeat since the start of the tournament, recording two wins and four draws during that run.