After calling 48 players to camp in Nigeria’s federal capital, head coach Nduka Ugbade’s U17 team, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, will start their preparations for this year’s Africa U17 Cup of Nations on Monday.
The invitees, most of whom were part of the team that triumphed at the WAFU B U17 Championship in Cape Coast, Ghana, last summer, have been instructed to report to Abuja on Friday, January 20, 2023.
The Africa U17 Cup of Nations will be held in Algeria from the 8th to the 30th of April, with the top four teams qualifying to represent Africa in the FIFA U17 World Cup finals, which will be held in Peru from the 10th to the 2nd of December.
Nigeria has won the FIFA U17 World Cup five times, with victories in China in 1985, Japan in 1993, Korea Republic in 2007, the United Arab Emirates in 2013, and Chile in 2015.
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ALL INVITED PARTICIPANTS:
Umar Abubakar, Richard Odoh, Hameed Ayomide Balogun, Ebube Wisdom Okere Tochukwu Simeon Ogbabido, Tochukwu Simeon Ogbabido Mr. Joseph Ogboji, Friday, Utibe Silas, Victor Divine Emmanuel, Emmanuel Osaro Onotu, Jubril Odeyemi Azeez, Faruq Jimoh, Kevwe Onomigho Iyede, Suleiman Shehu, Abdullahi Buhari, Abubakar Shuaibu, Daniel Ayomide Egunshola, Ozor Victor Okeke, Emmanuel Michael, and others Miracle Light Chijioke Eke, Raphael Oyebanjo, Miracle Agabi Williams, Yahaya Danjuma Lawali, Jackson Ogwor Oche Bawa, Prince Precious Oluwasegun Daniel, Favor Tonye Williams, Jerry Patrick Ogbole, Emmanuel Junior Chidi, and other actors Mubarak Abubakar Ibrahim Zubairu, Emmanuel Suleiman Richard Oliseamaka Uche, Joseph Oluwatobi Robert, Michael Uche Ogba, John Auta, Shola Oluwafemi Kolo, and Pascal Obioma Uzoho are among those who have taken part in the event. Friday, Victor, Ayebaekepriye, Itaribo Tochukwu, Jeremiah Oluwaseyi Olaleke, Basil Chimaobi Mbata, Oluwadare Olodan, Precious Benjamin, and Jeremiah Oluwaseyi Olaleke Abubakar Idris Abdullahi, Michael Agbo, Samuel Aderibigbe, Umar Jamiu, Tijjani Mohammed, Abdullahi Haruna.