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Five-time world champions, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, continued their preparations for the 2026 WAFU B U-17 Championship with two friendly matches in Abuja on Saturday.
The Nigerian youngsters recorded an emphatic 4-0 victory over Simonben Academy of Kaduna in their first game at the FIFA Goal Project pitch inside the MKO Abiola National Stadium.
Despite creating several scoring opportunities in an entertaining first half, the Golden Eaglets went into the break with just a one-goal advantage.
Coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere’s side, however, stepped up their performance after the interval and completely overwhelmed their opponents, scoring three more goals to seal a convincing 4-0 win.
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Later in the evening, the Golden Eaglets returned to the same venue for another friendly against Abuja-based Galadima FC.
The encounter proved much tougher, with Galadima FC putting up a strong defensive display to frustrate the Eaglets.
Nigeria created opportunities in their bid to break the deadlock but were unable to find a way past their resilient opponents as the contest ended goalless.
The friendly matches form part of the Golden Eaglets’ build-up to this year’s WAFU-B U-17 Championship.
The competition is scheduled to take place from October 4 to 17 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Weldone coach. At this level you need a striker with eyes for goal. A naturally born striker like Chrisantus Macaulay, Osimhen or make sure everybody can score goals. So that if a player is marked anybody can score with ease.
All Nigerian teams that have won major competitions never relied on a single striker for goals. Goals come from anybody.
I have observed the Burkinabe age grade teams play with 5 at the back, so they always qualify for the CAF U17 and very hard to beat. Wish you all the best in Jesus name coach.
Resist the temptation to use elder statesmen as U17. Of course MRI will prune them.