'They did it' - FIFA hails Flying Eagles in touching video reel

The Worlds Football Governing body FIFA has hailed the Flying Eagles after they defeated Argentina in the second-round game at the ongoing U20 football tournament in Argentina.

The team defeated hosts Argentina 2-0 on Thursday thanks to second-half goals from Rilwanu Sarki and Ibrahim Muhammad.

Sharing highlights of the game on Tiktok, FIFA's official handle simply wrote: "They did it". The video has garnered millions of likes and thousands of comments.

The victory is the first in 12 years for the team against the Los Cebollitas.

The victory over the Little Onions, as they are fondly called, put an end to the country’s six consecutive defeats in the hands of the South Americans at FIFA tournaments.

Speaking after the game, a delighted Bosso said, “We had a game plan against Argentina and we stuck to it. Beating Argentina is no big deal.”

While Bosso is in a state of blissful happiness, his counterpart, Javier Mascherano, lamented his team’s ineffectiveness.

He said, “I knew that it would cost us if we were careless and that penalised us a lot,” Mascherano said.

“The team tried and the boys left everything. The guys have to try and lift their heads up and continue with their clubs.

“In this game, merit has nothing to do with the result. It hurts our soul. We did everything to try and continue in the tournament.

“Football is like this. At times it gives you and at other times it takes away. Today was that situation and you have to congratulate Nigeria.

“We showed calmness to play and we played the match we had to play but it didn’t give.”

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