Nigeria national under-17 football team

Nigeria U-17
Nickname(s)	Golden Eaglets
Association	Nigeria Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Emmanuel Amuneke
Captain	Kelechi Nwakali
Home stadium	Abuja Stadium
FIFA code	NGA
First colours	Second colours
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	8 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions, 2001, 2007
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions, 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015

The Golden Eaglets are Nigeria's national under-17 football team.^[2]

History

The team won the maiden edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 at China, the 1985 Edition tournament was sponsored by Kodak (when it was known as the U-16 tournament), 1993, 2007, 2013, and 2015 (Becoming only the second team since Brazil to win it back to back); making them the first team ever to win the junior world cup five times.^[3] They also won the African Under-17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners-up in 1995.

After the 2007 victory there was some discussion as to whether the success should be rewarded in the form of cash, or if longer-term investments were more suitable for teenage players. It was pointed out that some previous players had found themselves reduced to poverty due to injury or mismanagement of their funds.^[3]

Heading into the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, head coach Henry Nwosu was replaced by John Obuh, coach of Kwara United. In 2011^[4] planning was thrown into disarray however in August when over half the team was determined by bone scanning to be overage and excluded from the team.^[5]

Although Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, they participated again in the 2013 edition of the tournament. In their first match, the team defeated the defending champions Mexico with a 6-1 score. They only failed to defeat Sweden in the group stage, but they did so in the semi-finals. In the final match they faced and defeated Mexico for a second time, obtaining their fourth U-17 World Cup and becoming the national team to win the most U-17 tournaments so far.

Honours

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Winners (2): 2001, 2007
Runners-up (2): 1995, 2013
Third (1): 2003

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Winners (5): 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015
Runners-up (3): 1987, 2001, 2009

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	10	2
1987	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	7	5
1989	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	2	2	0	7	0
1991	Did Not Qualify
1993	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	20	3
1995	Quarter-Finals	7th	4	2	1	1	6	4
1997	Did Not Qualify
1999	Did Not Qualify
2001	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	14	5
2003	Group Stage	11th	3	1	1	1	3	3
2005	Did Not Qualify
2007	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	16	4
2009	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	17	7
2011	Did Not Qualify
2013	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	26	5
2015	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	23	5
2017	Did Not Qualify
Total	11/17	5 Titles	63	47	10	6	149	43

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record

African U-17 Championship
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1995	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	13	5
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	5	5
2001	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	13	4
2003	Third Place	3rd	5	4	0	1	9	2
2005	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	8	6
2007	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	15	1
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	18	5
2015	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	7	6
2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	8/12	2 titles	36	23	6	7	88	34

A gold background colour indicates that Nigeria won the tournament.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Staff

Management

Team Coordinator: prince udofia
Secretary: Egbaiyelo Tayo
Media Coordinator: Morakinyo Abodunrin

Sports

Head Coach: Odion Alofokhai
Assistant Coach: kabiru baleria ^[6]
Goalkeeper Coach: Emeka Amadi^[6]

Medical

Doctor: Olarinoye Ayodeji
Physiotherpist:aliu abubakar
Equipment Manager:idris adamu

Current squad

List of players named for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK	Akpan David Udoh	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 25)	4
21	1GK	Chisom Chiaha
1	1GK	Amos Innocent Benjamin	(1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 26)	1	0
2	2DF	Lazarus John	(1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 26)
3	2DF	Henry Oyemeike Chibogwu	(1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 26)	4	0	Sunshine Stars
5	2DF	Godwin Okachukwu Igwe	(1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 25)	3	0
16	2DF	Tobechukwu Ibe
14	2DF	Ejike Ikwu
	2DF	Zakari Lukman Hilaru	(1998-12-23) 23 December 1998 (age 26)	8	1
6	2DF	Uzama Douglas	(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 26)	8	1	Karamone
4	3MF	Dali Duru	12 December 1999 (age 16)	8	6	Hurstville City Minotaurs FC
	3MF	Michael Dogo Kingsley	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25)
8	3MF	Samuel Chukwueze			3	Arsenal
18	3MF	Ikechukwu Okechukwu Leonard		6	4
11	3MF	Chinedu Madueke
12	3MF	Chukwudi Agor			1
13	3MF	Joel Osikel
10	3MF	Kelechi Nwakali	(1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 26)		2	Arsenal
9	4FW	Victor Osimhen	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 26)		10	VfL Wolfsburg
15	4FW	Udochukwu Anumudu			1
7	4FW	Funsho Bamgboye			1	Aspire Academy
17	4FW	Christian Ebere	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26)		2
19	4FW	Sunday Alimi
20	4FW	Orji Okwonkwo	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26)		1

Other Players

Players used for 2015 African Under-17 Championship and qualification^[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club

1GK Abdallah Suleiman Mai Ashafa (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25) Dabo

21 1GK Emeka Nwokoecha (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 26)

2DF Gabriel Osho (1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 26) 1 Reading

3

DF

Usman Abass

10 July 1998 (age 26)

4

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FS Metta

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4 2DF Saddam Awal (1998-11-24) 24 November 1998 (age 26)

2DF Chibueze Sunday Kanu (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)

15 2DF Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26)

20 3MF Ikechukwu Okechukwu Leonard (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26) 3 2

Adeyemi Adeyinka (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26)

Dayo Femi (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26)

2DF Mohammed Anas (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 26) 4 0

3MF Promise Orji (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 26)

7 3MF Suleiman Abdullahi (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26)

15 2DF Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26)

3MF Jack Ipalibo (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26) 2 0

Nuhu Umar (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 26)

4FW Kehinde Ayinde (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 26) 4 3

Ernest Agenor (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26)

11 4FW Christian Charles (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 26)

19 4FW Suleiman Muhammed (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)

14

FW

Nazifi Yahaya

16 December 2000 (age 24)

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Notable former players

References

^ http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4093/nigeria/2014/02/25/4645245/emmanuel-amuneke-named-nigeria-u17-coach?ICID=CP_1762
^ "Fifa U17 World Cup: Champions Nigeria must avoid stereotypes in modern age | The National". Thenational.ae. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
^ ^a ^b [1] Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090619051620/http://www.completesportsnigeria.com/details.php?category=news. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ [2]^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Jonathan splashes cash on Golden Eaglets". Premiumtimesng.com. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
^ Amuneke Picks Nwakali, Osimhen, 19 others For Chile
^ Nigeria vs. Niger

External links

Official website of the Nigerian Football Federation

[1] ttp://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4093/nigeria/2014/02/25/4645245/emmanuel-amuneke-named-nigeria-u17-coach?ICID=CP_1762

[2] "Fifa U17 World Cup: Champions Nigeria must avoid stereotypes in modern age | The National". Thenational.ae. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2014-02-15.

[Argonauts-3] [1] Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090619051620/http://www.completesportsnigeria.com/details.php?category=news. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[Premiumtimesng.com-6] "Jonathan splashes cash on Golden Eaglets". Premiumtimesng.com. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-06-03.

[7] Amuneke Picks Nwakali, Osimhen, 19 others For Chile

[8] Nigeria vs. Niger

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