Nigeria's Golden Eaglets qualified for the Round of 16 at the ongoing Fifa Under-17 World Cup after defeating Iraq 5-0 in Dubai on Friday.
Goals from Musa Muhammed, Chidiebere Nwakali, Musa Yahaya and Chigozie Obasi sealed a big win for the Nigerians inside the Rashid Stadium.
Skipper of the Nigerian under-17s, Muhammed began the goal spree inside four minutes when he converted from the spot after Yahaya was upended in Iraq's area.
And within second, Muhammed assisted Nwakali with a tailored cross which the Shuttle Spots Academy defender put away from close range.
The West Africans did not hold back as they raced into a four-goal lead just before the break.
Golden Eaglets playmaker, Kelechi Iheanacho was in the thick of things as his pass evaded Taiwo Awoniyi but Yahaya made no mistake in planting home the third goal in the 17th minute.
Iraq head coach, Muwafaq Adlool introduced Yasir Ammar before the break but the Nigerians were in no mood to take their foot off the pedals.
Yahaya got his second goal of the afternoon on 41 minutes to give Nigeria a 4-0 lead at half time.
In the restart little incidents took place as the Iraqis tried to force their way back into the game with short passes down the middle.
Obasi, who replaced Nwakali, put the icing on the cake for Nigeria after spending just six minutes on the pitch with a thunderbolt-like finish from 25 yards on the stroke of time to seal a 5-0 win for the Eaglets.
Nigeria finished top of Group F on seven points, one ahead of Mexico in second place, and could face either Canada or Iran in the round of 16 in Al Ain City on October 29.
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