Nigeria’s Under17 squad, Golden Eaglets will begin their preparations for this year’s Africa Under17 Cup of Nations on Monday, after Head Coach Nduka Ugbade called 48 players to camp in Nigeria’s federal capital.

The invitees, which include most of the bunch that won the WAFU B Under17 Championship in the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast last summer, have been told to report to Abuja on Friday, 20th January 2023.

The Africa Under17 Cup of Nations has been scheduled for Algeria 8th to 30th April, from which the four top-placed teams will qualify to fly Africa’s flag at the FIFA Under17 World Cup finals that will be staged in Peru 10th November to 2nd December.

Nigeria are five-time champions of the FIFA Under17 World Cup after triumphs in China in 1985, Japan in 1993, Korea Republic in 2007, United Arab Emirates in 2013 and Chile in 2015.

By Morris Osumili