Tag: Golden Eaglets

Nigeria U17 MNT head Coach, Nduka Ugbade says the Players are still elated, several days after the visit of Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi to their camp.

Former Super Eagles defender Godwin Okpara has backed Nduka Ugbade and Ladan Bosso to lead the National U17 and U20 teams respectively, to at least World cup qualification.

Former Nigerian midfielder Friday Ekpo has advised that the rebuild of the national team should begin from the age grade teams.

Former Nigerian U17 and U20 forward, King Moses Osanga believes that the Country's youth teams are among the top in the world.

Former Super Eagles Midfielder Mutiu Adepoju has backed the decision of Jose Peseiro to stay with the national U17 team rather than scouting players in the NPFL.

Nigeria is set to lock horns with Morocco, South Africa and Zambia in the Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Algeria for a place at the 2023 U17 World Cup.

Nigeria has been handed a rather tricky group to navigate at the Africa U17 Cup of Nations tournament.

Coming at a time when Nigerian Coaches and football Administrators are facing backlash over a corruption-riddled system and the NFF is faced with integrity crisis, more revelations continue to emerge of the deep rooted rot, high-handedness and brazen acts of compromise in the National team.

Former National U17 Men's head coach Manu Garba believes the tactical problem coaches face with players in the NPFL is due to proper football education.

Former Super Eagles defender, Onyemaobichukwu 'Mobi' Oparaku, has suggested that there are no similarities between the present National team and the old one.