U17 World Cup: Nigerians React To Eaglets 1-3 Loss To Netherlands

U17 World Cup Ouster: Nigerians React To Eaglets 1-3 Loss To Netherlands

By Niyi Busari

The dream of the Nigeria's Golden Eaglets to win the FIFA U17 World Cup for the sixth time has been cut short by Netherlands after losing 1-3 to the Dutch, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

The comeback magic failed the Golden Eaglets in their Round of 16 tie against the European champions, Holland as Ajax U17 forward Sontje Hansen hat trick sent the five-time world cup winner packing.

Hansen put the European country ahead in the 4th minute before Olakunle Olusegun restored parity in the 12th minute.

Three minutes later, Hansen scored his second goal for the country and completed his hat trick from the spot in the 80th minute.

Football loving Nigerians who followed the match from12 midnight to 2:00 am took to their Twitter handle to express their dissatisfaction of the team's poor performance, on the outcome of the second round tie which led to their exit.

BSN Sports brings to you some of the comments from angry Nigerian fans expressing their anger on the NFF official Twitter handle.

Also, on a popular Nigeria WhatsApp sports platform, NSM, sports journalists and pundits poured out their angers and what led to the poor performances of the team.

"The NFF must take the blame for this SAMBA-SHAME. The coaches left the shores of Nigeria owed 9months salaries. Thesame NFF piled pressure on the coaches to take their wards to Brazil at all cost. Today, Manu needed to make substitutions, he could not touch the disables on the bench."

"We went to the world cup with too many nonentities. A team that has 5coaches. What is Jolomi doing doing in that team? Jolomi is a direct relative to NFF peesident Amaju Pinnick. Thesame Jolomi that conspired with his assistant to ruin the 2017 eaglets."

"We failed to qualify in 2016 and have been sent packing again in the second round in Brazil. So sadddddd! How did we get here? The fact is that in 2016 and 2017 the NFF forced 6-8 players on the coaches. A top administrator in Lagos had three players in this team."

"They have conspired to destroy Nigeria football. Coaches are not paid salaries, players are being owed backlog of outstanding salaries and the same men who should help improve the game are infiltrating the system with junks."