Nigeria's coach John Uboh gets his team to the semi-finals

Hosts Nigeria qualified for the semi-finals at the Under-17 World Cup after 3-1 win over South Korea in Calabar.

Ramon Azeez opened the scoring for Nigeria after 23 minutes, five minutes before half-time though, Son Hueng Min got an equaliser.

Abdul Ajagun restored Nigeria's lead five minutes after the break and Terry Envoh scored the in the 85th minute.

Nigeria, the defending champions, now face Spain in Thursday's semi-final.

Spain qualified after defeating Uruguay 4-2 on penalties, the two sides were level 3-3 after 90 minutes and after extra-time.

Switzerland will play Colombia in the other semi-final, which will also be played on Thursday in Lagos.

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