The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved only the Akwa Ibom International Stadium for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in June this year.This was confirmed in an official communiqué sent out on Monday.CAF noted that the list, which included 48 countries, is “specific for the group stage qualifiers on Matchday 5”.With only the stadium in Uyo approved for Nigeria, it appears the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Abuja is banned.This means CAF has deem...

It was an unsuccessful outing for Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets as they crashed out of the 2023 U-17 AFCON in Algeria after they lost 2-1 to Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals on Thursday.The result means the Eaglets will not be at this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup.Burkina Faso complete Africa’s representatives at the World Cup after Senegal, Mali and Morocco booked their tickets.The Eaglets had the first big chance of the game on eight minutes but Abubakar Abdullahi’s sup...

Golden Eaglets goalkeeper, Richard Odoh has attributed the team’s defeat against Burkina Faso to mistakes.Nduka Ugbade’s side were eliminated from the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations following a 2-1 defeat to the Burkinabes on Thursday night.The Eaglets failed to clear their lines late in the first half, with Aboubacar Camara slotting the ball into the net.Camara scored the second from the penalty spot early in the second half.“We made a lot of mistakes in the first...