Tomorrow’s<\/span><\/span> match against Chile is a crucial game and you must expect\u00a0a dog fight,” hinted Amuneke. \u201cBut we must approach the match with\u00a0discipline and responsibility; we must be ready to fight for 90
\nminutes.”<\/p>\nWorld football ruling body, FIFA has named officials for the match with\u00a0Ruddy Buquet as the centre referee. The 38-year-old Frenchman has been\u00a0a full international for FIFA since 2011. Others listed for the match\u00a0that would be watched by a capacity crowd also include\u00a0 Buquet\u2019s\u00a0compatriots\u00a0 Guillaume Debart and Gringore Cyril\u00a0 as assistant\u00a0referees while the fourth official is Abdulrahman Al-Jassim of Qatar.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Golden Eaglets will yet again don white jerseys against\u00a0Chile as they did in Saturday’s<\/span><\/span> 2-0 win against the USA.\u00a0The only slight change in the team\u2019s dressing on Tuesday<\/span><\/span> would be that\u00a0of the goalkeepers who will swap their yellow gear for black top,\u00a0short and socks. In the same vein, host Chile would swap their white\u00a0jerseys for their famous red and blue colours while their\u00a0goalkeepers will dorn yellow attire.<\/p>\nThe Group A matches at Estadio Sausalito in Vina Del Mar on Tuesday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would start\u00a0 at 5:00pm<\/span><\/span> local time(9:00pm<\/span><\/span> in Nigeria) between USA\u00a0and Croatia while Nigeria’s Eaglets face Chile at 8:00pm<\/span><\/span> local time(12:00\u00a0midnight in Nigeria).<\/p>\nMeanwhile, Golden Eaglets\u2019 striker, Victor Osimhen will be available for\u00a0selection against Chile\u00a0 on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0after recovering fully from the\u00a0knock which earned American Auston Trusty a\u00a0red card in\u00a0Saturday’s<\/span><\/span> 2-0 victory at Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos in Santiago.\u00a0The 1.85m striker\u00a0 has been involved in training\u00a0sessions since the team arrived Vina del Mar on Sunday<\/span><\/span> and is\u00a0expected to lead the Golden Eaglets\u2019 charge for goals against Chile.<\/p>\nMeanwhile,\u00a0 Osimhen has\u00a0 revealed why he went on all fours before Coach Emmanuel Amuneke after he grabbed\u00a0 Nigeria\u2019s second goal\u00a0 in the\u00a02-0 win against the USA.\u00a0\u201cI prostrated before Coach Amuneke\u00a0 because of what he actually\u00a0told me before we left the dressing room for the pitch against USA;\u00a0because that was the first time he said such thing to me,\u201d said the\u00a0energetic striker who scored four of the Golden Eaglets\u2019 seven goals at\u00a0the African U-17 Nations Cup in Niger Republic last February.
\n\u201cCoach told me: \u2018Victor, I trust you and I know you will score’ and that\u00a0really touched me. So, after I scored, I did that to appreciate him\u00a0for all what he has done to make me a better player.”<\/p>\n
Osimhen has been a sensation for the Golden Eaglets after opening his\u00a0goal scoring account with a brace against Ibadan \u2013based side, SRDH\u00a0Football Club on June 8, 2014; and has maintained a remarkable
\nconsistency leading to his 42nd in all competitions against the USA at\u00a0the FIFA U-17 World Chile 2015.<\/p>\n
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