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WAFU tourney: Eaglets beat B’Faso 1-0, qualify for U-17 AFCON Ebenezer Bajela A  77th minute goal by Emmanuel Papo against Burkina Faso fired the  Golden Eaglets to the final of the WAFU U-17 tournament on Friday night at the Stade de Kegue in Lome, Togo. With the victory, the Eaglets also qualified for the 2021 U-17 AFCON in Morocco, which also serves as qualifiers for the 2021 U-17 World Cup. Both teams were unable to find the back of the net in the first 45 minutes of the tough semi-fina...

F ive-time world champions Nigeria zoomed into the final of the WAFU U17 Cup Tournament in Lome, Togo on Friday, following a 1-0 win over Group A winners Burkina Faso at the Stade Kegue. Victory means the Golden Eaglets are now not only eligible to battle for the tournament’s diadem on Wednesday, but have also joined the teams that have qualified for the 2021 U17 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Morocco 13 th – 31 st March. Michael Emmanuel Papo gave Nigeria, who also won the African champ...

January 16, 2021 January 16, 2021 Nigeria’s national under-17 male football team on Friday defeated their Burkina Faso counterparts 1-0 to qualify for the final of the WAFU U-17 tournament in Lome, Togo. With this win, the Golden Eaglets have also picked one of the tickets for the 2021 CAF U-17 AFCON scheduled for Morocco later in the year. In the closely-contested first semi-final game of the regional tournament, the Golden Eaglets scored through Michael Emmanuel in the 77th minute after se...

Michael Emmanuel Papo gave Nigeria, who also won the African championship in 2001 and 2007, the crucial ticket with his 77th minute goal, with the Burkinabes unable to respond until the final whistle. Fatai Amoo’s wards started the competition on a shaky note losing by the odd goal to Cote d’Ivoire, but then were held to a 1-1 draw by Ghana in their second game in the three-team Group B. They looked to be on their way home until Cote d’Ivoire trashed Ghana 3-1 to allow the Eaglets slip in...

Fatai Amoo’s boys then played out a 1-1 draw against Ghana which almost ended their campaign in the tournament but managed to reach the semi-finals after the Black Starlets lost to the young Elephants. The Golden Eaglets boss Amoo named a strong squad for the encounter against Burkina Faso in their quest to secure victory. Destiny Emuwahem started in goal for Nigeria while Victor Udoh, Joseph Kuteyi, Chukwuemeka Egbu, Peter Asuquo and Papo were also handed starting roles. The match got under...

Duro Ikhazuagbe After getting an unusual lifeline from Côte d’Ivoire to qualify for the semi final of the WAFU B Under-17 Tournament, Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will attempt to build on that by ensuring they overcome Burkina Faso today. Five-time world champions Eaglets will play the Burkinabes with the sole aim of reaching the final to stand the chance of qualifying for the Under-17 AFCON scheduled to hold March in Morocco. Eaglets were already at the exit doors of the tournament after they...

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have reached the final of the WAFU B Tourney after beating Burkina Faso in the semifinal on Friday evening. Making it to the final of the tournament in Lome, Togo also means that the Fatai Amoo team have just secured their ticket to the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) holding later this year. The Eaglets had began their campaign on a losing note to Cote d’Ivoire, falling 1-0 to the Baby Elephants before being held to a 1-1 draw by Ghana in their second group game...

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Punch Newspapers Sections Kelvin Ekerete  Football fans have expressed dismay at the performance of the Golden Eaglets at the ongoing WAFU B Championship in Lome, Togo. The Nigerian U-17 team booked a spot in the semi-final of the championship after Ivory Coast defeated Ghana’s Black Starlets 3-1 in Group B’s final game. Five-time world champions Eaglets ended the group stage with one point, the same as Ghana, but advanced on superior goals aggregate. Fatai Amoo’s side, who have yet to w...