Nigeria Under 17s coach Emmanuel Amuneke was pleased to start the defense of their title with a victory against a stubborn United States team, and revealed that his half - time pep talk inspired his team.<br /><br />&nbsp;The Golden Eaglets were the dominant team and had 19 attempts at goal, compared to the Americans, who managed only 5.<br /><br />&ldquo;Considering it was the first match, I think it was a good game. At the beginning it was pretty even, everything very tactical, neither of us wanted to make a mistake,&rdquo; Amuneke said in his post match comments.<br /><br />&ldquo;At half time I told my players to believe in themselves, and it worked, because we were more precise. <br /><br />&ldquo;Besides the three points, which are very important, I also liked that we kept our heads even when we could not get things going.&rdquo;<br /><br />Nigeria will next take on host nation Chile at the Estadio Sausalito, Vi&ntilde;a del Mar on Tuesday night.<br /><br />Photo Credit : thenff.com<br />