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Nigeria Golden Eaglets WAFU-B U-17 Championship campaign

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Nigeria’s U-17 national football team, the Golden Eaglets, participated in the WAFU-B U-17 Championship in Burkina Faso. Prior to the tournament, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Syndoph Paebi Endoni, welcomed the squad and encouraged them to represent the nation with pride, noting the role of football in steering youth away from criminality. However, the team was ultimately eliminated from the championship following a 1-1 draw against Côte d’Ivoire in Ouagadougou. Despite a goal from Abiodun John, the result was insufficient to advance the team past the group stage after an earlier 2-1 loss to Niger Republic. Consequently, the Golden Eaglets failed to secure qualification for both the 2027 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco and the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar. Head coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere acknowledged the disappointment of Nigerian fans, noting that the team struggled with “clinical finishing in the final third.” This early exit marks a period of decline for the five-time U-17 World Cup champions, who have not participated in a global tournament since 2019. The team's performance in the 2026 WAFU Zone B U-17 Championship ultimately left them at the bottom of Group B.

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