Golden Eaglets
15 Aug
Lagos is gearing up for a thrilling football showdown as the Seamoriow Sports U-15 League Championship prepares to bring together the best youth teams across the city. From August 22 to 27, the Seamoriow Sports Complex at Islamic Bus Stop, Ikotun, will host this much-anticipated tournament, which promises to be a carnival-like event for football…
24 May
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets sailed majestically into the semifinals of the ongoing WAFU B Under-17 Championship in Ghana with a 3-0 whiplash of
15 May
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. Golden Eaglets media officer Francis Achi disclosed this on his X handle. Achi revealed that Cletus, who plays for Mavlon FC, is a student of Palm Ville College, Lagos. Cletus will…
14 May
Nigeria's U17 team, the Golden Eaglets, received a boost ahead of the WAFU B Championship in Ghana after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) gave the 20 Nigerian players a clean bill of health after passing mandatory tests. This ensures a full-strength squad for Coach Manu Garba as they aim to defend their WAFU B…
11 May
Champions Nigeria will arrive in the Ghanaian capital, Accra today for the defence of their WAFU B U17 Championship title at this year’s edition of the competition that commences on Wednesday, 15th May.
13 Apr
The Board of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former U17 World Cup winner, Manu Garba, as Head Coach of the Nigeria U17 boys, Golden Eaglets.
12 Apr
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Manu Garba as coach of the Under-17 male national team known as the Golden Eaglets. The board of NFF confirmed Garba's permanent appointment on Friday in a statement on its official website. "The former Nigerian international will now immediately resume the role and take charge of the team’s…
16 Mar
Determined to restore the country's lost glory and reposition Nigeria at the pinnacle of youth football globally, Chuks Akuneto believes the National U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, will be transformed into a talent production hub, if he gets the job.
12 Mar
A top-rated youth coach, Chukwuma 'Chuks' Akuneto has applied for the coaching job of the Nigerian Under-17 Boys National Team known as the Golden Eaglets. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) last Friday threw open the application for the coaching jobs of the Super Eagles and the Golden Eaglets who were last managed by Nduka Ugbade.…
8 Mar
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has declared the Super Eagles coaching job vacant. The NFF made this known following the exit of Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro. Peseiro led the Eagles to a second place finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d'Ivoire. There were reports that Peseiro, who was on $50,000 a…
24 Feb
Former handler of the Golden Eaglets, the late coach Sebastian Broderick, was laid to rest in Benin City, Edo State, yesterday, with Internationals and his former club, Bendel Insurance FC playing a commemorative match in his honour at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.
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