Rui Costa hails Portugal U17s, credits Benfica: double satisfaction | OneFootball

Benfica, the club presided over by Rui Costa, issued a statement on its official website, congratulating the Portugal Under-17 National Team, for winning the World Championship in their category, achieved this Thursday, November 27, in the final against Austria. The Eagles did not forget that they were the club with the most representatives in the national team.

"Sport Lisboa e Benfica congratulates the Under-17 National Team for the unprecedented and brilliant title of World Champion in their category, won this Thursday, November 27, in Qatar," begins the statement issued by the Club of Light, shortly after the end of the World Cup final.

Benfica, presided over by Rui Costa, then pointed out: "To the players and the technical team of this valuable team, we express our recognition and highlight the quality and potential that was already evident during the European Championship victory in July."

"For Sport Lisboa e Benfica, the satisfaction is doubled. In total, 9 players from our academy contributed to this memorable achievement: Anísio Cabral, Daniel Banjaqui, Miguel Figueiredo, José Neto, Mauro Furtado, Rafael Quintas, Ricardo Neto, Stevan Manuel, and Tomás Soares," the Eagles stated, not forgetting the impact that the Club of Light had on this victory.

In conclusion, it reads: "It should be noted that Benfica is the club with the most academy players present in this World Championship, being represented by 10 players. A special mention goes to Mauro Furtado, who was elected the 3rd best player of the tournament, and to Anísio Cabral, the top scorer of the National Team with 7 goals, making him also the 2nd top scorer of the event. Congratulations, Under-17! Congratulations to the new World Champions!"

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