Two players of Nigerian descent, David Odogu and Osayamen Osawe dazzled in the colours of U-17 national team of Germany as they defeated Mexico 3-1 on Monday.
Christian Wück, the Germany U17 coach handed starts to RB Leipzig defensive midfielder Winners Osawe and Wolfsburg centre-back David Odogu.
Barcelona starlet Noah Darvich opened the scoring for the Germans in the 29th minute with a back post finish and turned from scorer to provider when he set up Max Moerstedt, who slotted home in the 38th minute.
Eric da Silva Moreira added another goal shortly after the restart, and Tahiel Jimenez pulled one back with fifteen minutes left.
While Odogu went the distance, Osawe, who was on a yellow card, was replaced in the 87th minute.
In another development, It was a bad outing for African countries at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as Mali and Morocco suffered defeat.
After beating Panama 2-0 in their opening match, Morocco fell 0-2 to Ecuador on Monday.
Michael Bermudez scored a match-winning brace as Ecuador surged to the summit of Group A.
In the sweltering heat of Surabaya, captain Michael Bermudez emerged as the South Americans’ hero with a well-taken second-half brace, settling a match that could have gone either way.
