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The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria were held yo a 1-1 draw by the Black Starlets of Ghana in their second group game at the WAFU B Tourney.

President of NFF, Amaju Pinnick has charged the Golden Eaglets to show robust winning mentality against the Black Starlets of Ghana this weekend.

NFF president, Amaju Melvin Pinnick By Fri Jan 08 2021 The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has charged Nigeria’s U17 Boys, Golden Eaglets, to show a robust winning mentality ahead of the make or mar clash with the Black Starlets of Ghana on Saturday. Pinnick charged the players to believe in themselves and go for victory when he visited the team’s camp at the Hotel Novella Star in Lome, Togo. He admonishes the players to remain focused on the task of re...

Punch Newspapers Sections ’Tosin Oluwalowo The Golden Eaglets lost 1-0 to Ivory Coast in their opening Group B match of the West African Football Union B Tournament at the Stade Municipal Lome on Wednesday. The Fatai Amoo-led side, who were hoping to start the competition on a winning note, were no match for their fellow West Africans, who dominated the match from start to finish. Konaté Abdramane scored the games’s only goal in the 76th minute to seal the win for the Ivoirians. The Eaglet...

Golden Eaglets coach, Fatai Amoo has called on Nigerians living in Togo and those at home to support his team as they begin their WAFU Cup campaign. The Eaglets, five-time U-17 world champions, have already landed in Lome, Togo on Tuesday and did a soft workout in preparation for the West African Football Union tournament. The 37-man Nigerian contingent comprising of officials and players are set to kick off their campaign for regional victory and a ticket for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AF...

Ex-Eagles celebrate Chukwu at 70 ’Tosin Oluwalowo Some former Super Eagles players have hailed ex-captain of the national team Christian Chukwu on his 70th birthday on Monday. Chukwu led the national team, then known as the Green Eagles, to a first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title in 1980 on homesoil. As coach, he was an assistant to Sebastian Brodericks-Imasuen as the Golden Eaglets won the maiden U-17 World Cup in China in 1985. He was also an assistant to Dutchman Clemens Westerhof when th...

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By Muhyideen Jimoh Abuja, Jan. 6, 2021 Nigeria’s national under-17 male football team on Wednesday began their campaign in the WAFU U-17 Tournament with a 1-0 loss to Cote d’Ivoire at the Stade Municipal Stadium in Lome, Togo. The Golden Eaglets started the match on a sluggish note and their Ivorian counterparts duly dominated play. Cote d’Ivoire almost took the lead in the 31st minute but were denied by Nigeria’s goalkeeper Destiny Emuwahem who produced a fine save. The Eaglets gradua...

U-17 WAFU: Eaglets depart Nigeria for Togo today Ebenezer Bajela The Golden Eaglets will depart the country today for Lome for the WAFU B U-17 Tournament, which serves as the qualifiers for the CAF U-17 Cup of Nations in Morocco.  The Eaglets will fly to Lome from Lagos with a squad of 25 players for the tournament which holds from January 5 to 20.  Nigeria are in Group B alongside arch-rivals Ghana and Ivory Coast.  The five-time world champions will be highly motivated following the below-...

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