The Eaglets will confront Niger Republic and Côte d’Ivoire in the group stage
Head Coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere has selected a team of 25 Golden Eaglets that he believes will make Nigeria proud at the WAFU-B U17 Championship starting in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Saturday.
The Eaglets will face Niger Republic and Côte d’Ivoire in the group stage, while hosts Burkina Faso will battle Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic in group A.
In Eboboritse’s list are three goalkeepers, seven defenders, eight midfielders and seven forwards.
The Eaglets will depart Nigeria on Tuesday morning. They will have eight more days to work on their tactical and technical conditioning before their first match of the championship on 14 October.
Goalkeepers: Mutiu Adenle; Abdulfatai Seriki; Richard Oguama
Defenders: Chinedu Nchoje; Goodness Ukwubile; Victor Ogbonna; Daniel Dickson; Chinonso Umenozie; Jamiu Issa; Daniel Agunzi
Midfielders: Israel Irabor; Adewolu Lukman; Izuchukwu Ogboji; Sochima Emeka; Michael Ekundayo; Al-Ameen Adegboya; Saeed Hussaini; Abubakar Abdulrasaq
Forwards: Godswill Usoro; Daniel Lawrence; Chiedozie Igboenyobe; Faruq Azeez; David Fagbamila; Mubarak Fasiu; Abiodun John
