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Defending champions, Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets were too good for their Chilean hosts  on Monday night at Estadio Sausalito Vina Del Mar, walloping them 5-1. The goal margin  ought to be higher as captain Kelechi Nwakali squandered a penalty  in extra time.
The Eaglets signalled the direction of the game very early when Samuel Chukwueze slotted in the first goal in less than  30 seconds. The Nigerians  were remarkably quick out of the blocks, opening the scoring after 22 seconds. Victor Osimhen, fresh from his goal in the opening game against USA, sprinted down the Nigerian left and slid the ball across the Chilean penalty area. The onrushing midfielder slammed home with ease. With the Eaglets piling a lot of pressure, a Nigerian player was fouled inside the box on the 17th minute.
The resultant penalty was clinically taken by Kelechi Nwakali, shooting Nigeria, two goals up. The scoreline remained 2-0 at half time in Nigeria’s favour. On resumption, the Eaglets  continued where they left, terrorising their opponents at will. By the 61st minute, diminutive Chukwueze recorded a brace when he scored his second goal, giving Nigeria a three-goal lead. The fourth goal was scored at the 66th minute by Victor Osimhen, who took the second penalty of the day.
Chile however fought back a bit to register themselves on the scoreline. Their efforts paid off in the 81st minute, when  Captain Allende scored. Three minutes later, a Nigerian player, Funso Bamgboye was red carded  after  an unwarranted rough tackle against a Chilean player. But the Nigerian spirit was not dampened at all as Osimhen scored Nigeria’s fifth goal with a well taken header, right in front of the  Chilean goal keeper. The goal also gave Osimhen his own brace for the day.
In the extra time, Nwakali squandered an opportunity to make the scoreline 6-1 and also record  a brace of his own. A Nigerian had been fouled again in the box and penalty awarded to the Nigerians. Nwakali  stepped forward  to take the shot, but he shot it sky-high. With the victory over Chile, Nigeria has qualified for the Round of 16 . USA and Croatia played a 2-2 draw, making Nigeria top the table, with 6 points. Croatia comes second with 2 points, USA and Chile, one point each. Nigeria’s final opponent in the group is Croatia.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Tuesday reacted to the resignation of Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike from the national team by stating that they were yet to get any official communication from the player in that regard. The news was the talk of the town in football circles after the power striker reportedly posted on his Instagram page that he has called it a day with the national team.

Emmanuel Emenike
But reacting to the development, General Secretary of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi said the federation has not received any official correspondence from Emenike in that regard adding that the NFF will not comment on an issue based on what was posted on the social media. However, Sanusi added that the federation reorganizes the fact that it is the right of any player to play or not to play for the national team.that the way to go for the coaches is to have two or three players for each position in case of any eventuality.