Golden Eaglets set off for WAFU B U-17 Championship in Côte D’Ivoire

By Mishael Emmanuel with additional reports by Pius Ayinor 
 
Nigeria' male U17 national team, Golden Eaglets, will on Wednesday depart the country for the city of Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire where they will participate in this year’s WAFU-B U17 Boys Tournament.
 
In the final friendly game before the tournament, the Eaglets settled for a goalless stalemate with Mop Stars FC on Monday. The team played a total of 13 friendly matches during their closed camping, winning 10, drawing twice and losing once. They scored 25 goals, while conceding 5.
 
The five-time World Champions who are in Group B at the biennial championships, will begin their campaign in the tournament against Baby Cheetahs of Benin Republic on Wednesday, September 24, before taking on Burkina Faso.
 
Hosts Côte D’Ivoire are in Group A alongside Niger Republic, Ghana and Togo.
 
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 EAGLES:
 
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)

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