Nigeria began the defence of their Fifa Under-17 World Cup crown with a 2-0 victory over USA on Saturday.
The USA fixture was the Golden Eaglets’ first match of Group A which also includes the hosts Chile and Croatia.
Goals from Chukwudi Agor and Victor Osimhen handed the reigning champions the victory in Santiago.
Both goals came in the second half with Agor scoring on 50 minutes, and Osimhen adding a second 11 minutes later.
Nigeria also had a man advantage late in the match after USA’s Auston Trusty was sent off in the 87th minute for a bad challenge.
Nigeria’s coach, Emmanuel Amuneke was pleased with his side’s performance.
“Considering it was the first match, I think it was a good game,” he told Fifa’s website.
“Besides the three points, which are very important, I also liked that we kept our heads even when we could not get things going,” Emmanuel Amuneke added.
The reigning champions are top of Group A after the first round of matches following a 1-1 draw between Chile and Croatia.
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