Two years ago, Nigerian football became a subject of ridicule around the globe after the once conquering U-17 National team, Golden Eaglets, were eliminated by a relatively unknown Minas of Niger Republic in the race to India 2017 World Cup. The impact of the 2-3 aggregate defeat was felt by many football-loving Nigerians, as it…

The Golden Eaglets say they are not only thinking of revenge when they meet hosts, Niger Republic in one of the semifinals of the on-going African U-17 Nations Cup qualifying series today.

The Assistant Coach of the Golden Eaglets, Nduka Ugbade, said on Monday that the team would maintain its line up in their next match against Niger Republic at the ongoing U-17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The match will take place on Sept. 12 against the hosts. Ugbade made the disclosure in a telephone…

Nigeria yesterday thrashed Cote d’Ivoire 5-1 to resuscitate its hope of qualifying for the African U-17 Nations Cup final.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the weekend approved the number of players selected by national U-17 coach, Manu Garba for the mandatory Magnetic Resonance Imagery (MRI) scan, which would be conducted on the Golden Eaglets ahead of the zonal qualifiers for the 2019 Africa U-17 Nations Cup scheduled for Tanzania. The Eaglets are billed to…

Nigeria’s cadet national team, Golden Eaglets have a feisty route to ply in their desire to reach next year’s African U17 Nations Cup, as they have been drawn against Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Benin Republic in Group B of the zonal qualifiers, which is scheduled to start on September 2 in Niamey, Niger Republic,…

The Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF) has assured Golden Eaglets’ coach, Manu Garba, and his team of all the necessary support as the team prepares for the African Under-17 regional qualifiers in Niger Republic.

For the first time, former Golden Eaglets captain and Super Eagles midfielder, Wilson Oghenekevwe Oruma, has opened up on his travail in the hands of fraudsters...

Former Golden Eaglets captain, Olusegun Fetuga, was one of the best products to emerge from the Nigerian football academy in the mid-1980s.

The riddle that is Nigeria’s inability to carry success at youth level over into the seniors has remained impossible to crack since the Golden Eaglets won the very first edition of the Under-17 World Cup in 1985.

Former Nigeria National ‎U-15/U-13 Media Officer, Bunmi Blair has applied for the vacant Nigeria National U-17 team job, which was recently advertised by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). 

The Golden Eaglets will not be defending their World title next year, as coach Garba-led team bowed to the Baby Menas of Niger Republic 3-1 in the U-17 African qualifier in August.