Nigeria showed its class by beating North Korea 4-0 in the ongoing FIFA under 20 world cup in Wellington New Zealand.
Nigeria produced a dominant second-half display to thrash North Korea and remain in the hunt for a last-16 spot at the Under-20 World Cup.
The top African qualifier at the finals in New Zealand were held 0-0 in the first half.
But Saviour Godwin heading in the opener on 48 minutes and he doubled the score shortly after.
Kingsley Sokari then scored from long range and Success Isaac flicked in from a tight angle to complete the win.
Nigeria must beat Hungary in their final Group E game to go through. The sides are level on three points – three behind leaders Brazil – but Hungary have a superior goal difference.
Meanwhile Fiji pulled off a major upset by beating Honduras 3-0 on Thursday, boosting its chances of making it to the knockout rounds.
Playing at its first World Cup and after being mauled 8-1 by Germany in its opening game, 196th-ranked Fiji produced a turnaround performance that placed the Pacific island nation ahead of some of the sport’s power nations in the race for the round of 16.
Fiji’s Iosefu Verevou, who had scored his team’s only goal against Germany, enlarged his fame among the 900,000 population of his Pacific homeland when he scored the opening goal after 14 minutes.
Saula Waqa rocked Honduras with a second goal five minutes later and an own goal on the tick of halftime completed the upset.
Fiji may be the Oceania champion but its players are amateurs and a win over a team playing at its fifth World Cup was a surprise.
A pre-match downpour made the pitch at Christchurch soggy and ball control difficult but Honduras had seemed to settle more quickly than Fiji. Verevou’s goal soon changed that, sending a surge of confidence through the Pacific side.
