The Nigeria-Ghana rivalry took a new turn on Matchday 5 at the ongoing 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup when Nigerian-born US forward Ayo Akinola scored with 15 minutes remaining to hand his team 1-0 win over Ghana in Group A.
His strike was enough to send the United States of America (USA) into the Round of 16 alongside Group B leaders Paraguay, who came from behind to beat New Zealand 4-2.
Another African representative in Mali got their campaign back on track with the 3-0 thrashing of Turkey. They had lost their first game 3-2 to the aforementioned Paraguay.
Group A:
Ghana 0-1 USA
India 1-2 Colombia
Standings:
- USA 6 points
- Ghana 3 points
- Colombia 3 points
- India 0 point
Group B:
Paraguay 4-2 New Zealand
Turkey 0-3 Mali
Standings:
- Paraguay 6 points
- Mali 3 points
- New Zealand 3 points
- Turkey 0 point
Today’s Matches (Matchday 6):
Group C
Costa Rica vs. Guinea
Iran vs. Germany
Group D
Spain vs. Niger Republic
North Korea vs. Brazil
