Nigeria’s U-17 side, the Golden Eaglets, will commence preparation for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Abuja on Monday.Head coach of the side, Nduka Ugbade has already extended invitation to 48 players for the camping exercise.All the invited players are expected to report to camp today.Ugbade kept faith with the majority of the players that won the WAFU B U-17 last summer in Ghana.The Golden Eaglets won the tournament after defeating Cote d'Ivoire 2-1 in the...

The Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, hosted the victorious Golden Eaglets team that won the WAFU B U-17 Championship in Abuja on Tuesday.The Golden Eaglets defeated Burkina Faso 2-1 in the final of the competition last Friday at the Cape Coast Stadium.Nduka Ugbade’s charges have also secured a ticket to the African U-17 Cup of Nations, which will be hosted by Algeria in 2023.“I congratulate the players and their coaches of the Golden Eaglets for winning so convincingly...

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on Saturday returned to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, a day after they beat fellow West Africans Burkina Faso 2-1 in the final of the just concluded U17 Championship in Ghana.The team, awaiting reception by the Minister of Youth and Sports development, Chief Sunday Dare, returned via Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport in Abuja.