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Olowookere Picks 20 Players For WAFU U-17 Tourney

By Adeboye AmosuDecember 10, 20240

Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has selected FIFA World Cup scorers Shakirat Moshood and Harmony Chidi among a list of 20…

WAFU U-17: Golden Eaglets Beat Ghana In Five-Goal Thriller

By Adeboye AmosuMay 28, 202416

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets earned a place at the 2024 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations after beating hosts Ghana 3-2 in…

WAFU U-17: Sanusi Charges Golden Eaglets To For Victory Against Ghana

By Adeboye AmosuMay 27, 20245

Global football powers Nigeria and Ghana will on Tuesday battle it out for the bronze medals of the ongong WAFU…

WAFU U-17: New Kick-off Time For Golden Eaglets Vs Cote d’Ivoire

By Adeboye AmosuMay 24, 20240

The WAFU B U-17 Championship semi-final tie between Golden Eaglets of Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire will now kick-off at 9pm…

WAFU U-17: Manu Garba Lauds Golden Eaglets For Impressive Display Against Togo

By Adeboye AmosuMay 24, 20240

Golden Eaglets head coach, Manu Garba has showered encomium on his players following the team’s impressive victory against Togo at…

Head Coach Nduka Ugbade has assured that Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will go all out against their Ivorian counterparts in Tuesday’s first semi final match of the ongoing WAFU B U17 Championship in Cape Coast, Ghana. Both teams take to the pitch of the 15,000 –capacity facility at 3pm Ghana time (4pm Nigeria time) before the second semi final between hosts Ghana and Burkina Faso at the same venue. “The match against Cote d’Ivoire is of high importance to us. In fact, I have reminded the players that this one is the biggest match of their lives. They must win to secure a ticket to the U17 Africa Cup of Nations, and from there to the U17 World Cup, and from there to several opportunities and possibilities. “Whatever we have done here (beating Ghana and Togo) will not mean much if we don’t go all out and grab our ticket to the AFCON and to the Final. We will throw everything into the fray.” The Eaglets, five-time world champions, decimated Ghana’s Black Starlets 4-2 in the tournament opener and then eased past Togo’s Young Sparrowhawks 3-1 to finish as Group A winners. The Ivorians finished as runners-up of Group B, dominated by Burkina Faso’s Young Etalons. Victory in Tuesday’s encounter will send the Eaglets into the Final and with an opportunity to reclaim the WAFU B U17 title they won in Niamey, Niger Republic four years ago. It also provides the Nigerian youngsters a revenge platform against the Ivorians, who defeated them in the Final of the same competition in Lome early last year. Both Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire qualified for the Africa U17 Cup of Nations from that tournament but the event was cancelled as hosts Morocco developed cold feet with the covid-19 pandemic still biting in some countries. Meanwhile, President of the Ghana Football Association, Simeon Kurt-Okraku on Sunday visited the camp of the Golden Eaglets in his capacity as President of WAFU B region. He reminded the lads that Nigeria belongs to the top echelon of football –playing nations on the African continent, and has produced so many world –class players. He charged the boys to always adhere to the instructions of their coaches in order to grow, advance and excel in the beautiful game.

Simon Hails Golden Eaglets For Win Vs Ghana At WAFU B U-17 Championship

By James AgberebiJune 12, 202236

Super Eagles and Nantes winger, Moses Simon has congratulated Nigeria’s U-17 national football team, the Golden Eaglets following their win…