By Daily Sports Nigeria on May 11, 2024
Champions Nigeria will arrive in the Ghanaian capital, Accra on Saturday (today) for the defence of their WAFU B U-17 Championship title at this year’s edition of the competition that commences on May 15.
The Golden Eaglets, five-time champions of the world, swept aside every opposition before them to achieve glory in another Ghanaian city, Kumasi two years ago, but failed to light up the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Algeria and were therefore ineligible to compete for another world title in Indonesia.
However, 2013 FIFA World Cup – winning coach Manu Garba who has been restored to the squad will take charge of the ensemble that will tackle Burkina Faso, Niger Republic and Togo in Group B of the upcoming WAFU B tournament, with the objective being qualification to take part in next year’s Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
He listed 19 players for the tourney.
The include Adekunle Adedigba, Sylvester Chika, Daniel Mendie, Destiny Samuel, Abdulwaris Yunus, Boluwatife Ekishola, Ibrahim Abdulganiyu, Edward Ochigbo, Rapha Adams, Simon Karshe Cletus and Oreoluwa Agbenla.
Others are Okorie Chibuike, Abdulmuiz Adeleke, John Ogwuche, Qurib Adetola, Chinedu Dominic, Abdulmuiz Oladimeji, Daniel Arierhi and Imrana Muhammad.
Garba will lead a technical crew that has the mandate of not only successfully defending the regional crown, but to continue to improve the squad for a great outing at the U-17 AFCON and onwards to a probable sixth world title.
The Eaglets begin their defence of the title when they confront their counterparts from Burkina Faso at the University Stadium on Thursday, with kickoff set for 3pm Ghana time (4pm Nigeria time), before matches against Niger Republic on Sunday and Togo on May 22.
The match against Niger Republic will also hold at the University Stadium while the clash with Togo will take place at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Source Punch Ng
Posted May 11, 2024
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