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Fourth at the AFCON U17, Mali finished third at the World Cup after beating Argentina 3-0 in Friday's bronze medal match. The Eaglets have been one of the most attractive nations at this tournament and Ibrahim Diarra, their captain, has truly been the standard-bearer of this fabulous selection. The left-handed dynamo and dribbler was clinical in both passing and finishing. In fact, he was involved in 9 of Mali's 18 goals during the tournament. Ibrahim Diarra scored 5 goals and provided 4 assists. It was only in the 1-0 defeat by Spain that the 16-year-old winger failed to play a decisive role in any of the Eaglets' 7 outings. The nugget scored in every single knockout match. He will undoubtedly be one of the top 3 players at this U17 World Cup. Or quite simply MVP.
