The flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated tournament favourites La Albiceleste of Argentina in the on-going FIFA U-20 World Cup, ending the Argentine’s run of 10 straight U20 victories.
The Argentine team had won all their seven matches when they hosted the tournament in 2001. They built up on that with the winning of their three group matches in the current edition.
The Flying Eagles have now terminated the winning streak in addition to avenging the 2-1 defeat at the 2005 edition in the Netherlands.
The hosts have now been relegated to mere spectators as the competition draws into concluding stages.