Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will depart the country on Wednesday for Yammosoukro, Cote d’l voire where they will participate in the 2025 WAFU B U-17 Boys Tournament.
Manu Garba’s side will travel via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The Golden Eaglets are drawn in Group B with Benin Republic, and Burkina Faso.
Hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Niger Republic are in Group A
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The five-time world champions will begin their campaign against Benin Republic on Wednesday, 24 September.
Matches will be played at the Stade du Lycée Scientifique in Yamoussoukro, which has a natural turf and was constructed for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Golden Eaglets Full Squad
Goalkeepers: Aquila Ahur (Mailantarki FC); Great Edafe (Beyond Limits); Paul Awelewa (Morak FC)
Defenders: Abdullateef Lasisi (La Planet); Mubarak Rasheed (RFO FC); Sadiq Salihu (Niger Tornadoes); Godwin Menyaga (Adoration FC); Abdulsamad Salisu (Central FC); Emmanuel Asika (Mailantarki FC)
Midfielders: Paul Ugwu (RBM FC); Famous Umole (Derby FC); David Edeh (Adoration FC); Umar Yahaya (Footwork FC); Ahmed Yusuf (One-Touch FC)
Forwards: Wisdom Innocent (Wonderland FC); George Agha (Unique & Fine FC); Boluwatife Thompson (Breeders FC); Emeka Nnalue (Collins FC); Salim Umar (Dante FC); Auwal Muhammad (36 Lions)
By Adeboye Amosu
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why is it that Nigeria hardly hosts any of these WAFU competitions ??, its either CIV , Ghana . NIger or Togo hosting ?. Nigeria lost in the finals of the last2 WAFU tournaments to CIV, ( u-20 boys and Bayelsa Queens). We need to bid ASAP to be hosting this WAFU tournaments. We can even bid now to host this year CAF women Champions League, that would give Bayelsa Queens to sneak in via the back door.
Do you think it is money-spinning for NFF?
When they want to “save” the dollars and line up their pockets instead?
I was shell shocked oyo state said they’ll be using 110m to host falconets game next week.
I bet glasshouse must have “duplicated” the same thing to FG for themselves too.
Hosting competitions is not lucrative enough for NFF even though 2030 world cup co hosts Morocco just got a smooth participation.
Hell yes, Morocco is hosting under 17 world cup too every year till 2029.
You know how that will augur well for their talent pool later and football structure.
Nigeria is joking and trivializing things that could at best be basic.
Can one give what one doesn’t have? When round pegs want to fit into square holes?
Their most money spinner will elude them next month and they know they can’t tell sponsors or FG to fund their world cup trips next year.
Another moment missed.
Basic WAFU B competitions (emphasis is on the “B”), we can’t host in 2025.
It’s shameful for “giant of Africa”