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SS 1 student to captain Golden Eaglets at WAFU B U-17 tourney

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Golden Eaglets SS 1 captain Cletus

Golden Eaglets SS 1 captain Simon Cletus

A Senior Secondary School (SSS) 1 student, Simon Cletus, will captain the Golden Eaglets at this year’s WAFU B U-17 qualifying tournament in Ghana.
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Golden Eaglets media officer Francis Achi disclosed this on his X handle.
Simon Cletus standing first from right

Achi revealed that Cletus, who plays for Mavlon FC, is a student of Palm Ville College, Lagos.

Cletus will hope to lead the Golden Eaglets to defend the WAFU B U-17 title which they won in Ghana in 2022.
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The Eaglets are in Group B alongside Burkina Faso, Togo and Niger Republic.

Simon Cletus at Mavlon FC

The Manu Garba-led side will kick off their campaign at the tournament against Burkina Faso on Thursday.

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Hosts, Ghana will take on Côte d’Ivoire in the opening game scheduled for today (Wednesday).

Simon Cletus with his Golden Eaglets teammates

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The WAFU B U-17 tournament which is the qualifiers for the U-17 AFCON, will end on 28 May.

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