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Emmanuel Amuneke's men downs Brazil 2-1

 
 
Goals from Kingsley Michael and Chukwudi Agor gave Golden Eaglets a 2-1 victory over Brazil in Korea
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The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria beat their Brazilian counterparts on Friday, September 4 in the on-going Suwon Continental Cup International Youth (U-17) Football Tournament in Korea.

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Emmanuel Amuneke's men got their goal through Kingsley Michael and Chukwudi Agor in the first half before Brazil got back into the game with David Enogela's own goal.

The Nigeria U-17 team are now on top of the 4-Nation Tournament with four points following their 1-1 draw on Wednesday against South Korea.

Nigeria got their first goal through Michael in the 20th minute when he pounced on a rebound to delicately placed the ball behind Juliano.

They doubled their lead in the 32nd minute as  Victor Osimhen laid the ball on the path of Agor who shot from acute angle to score his first goal for Nigeria.

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The Brazilians came back fighting in the second half as Golden Eaglets goalkeeper Udoh Akpan did his best to save  Vitinho's volley in the 60th minute.

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