The Nigeria national U-17 football team known as the Golden Eaglets, is the youngest team that represents Nigeria in football[2] The team is the most successful in international football for their age group winning a record, five FIFA U-17 World Cup titles and are runners up on three occasions. They are also two-time Africa U-17 Cup of Nations champions with their most recent title at the 2007 edition.[3]
The team won the maiden edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 hosted by China, 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.[4] They also won the African Under-17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners-up in 1995 and 2013.
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.[4]
Although Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, they participated again in the 2013 edition of the tournament. Planning was thrown into disarray however in August when key members of the team was determined by MRI scanning to be overage and excluded from the team.[6] 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.
The team were again the subject of age cheating accusations when, a total of 26 players from the 60-strong squad were sent home from their training camp in 2016 after failing compulsory MRI scans used to test age ahead of an African Cup of Nations qualifier.[7] It is important to note that amidst all the age cheating accusations, the team has never been found guilty of fielding overage players in any competition. All the players accused of being overage were all caught at the Abuja training camp and sent home before they played any game for the team.[6][7]
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^"Golden Eaglets miss out on 3rd U17 AFCON title with lots of work to do". May 2019.
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^ abOkeleji, Oluwashina (19 August 2013). "Nigeria U-17 players fail age tests ahead of the World Cup". BBC. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ ab"Nigeria's under-17 squad wiped out as half are older than 17". Independent Uk. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^Golden Eaglets name final squad for U17 Qualifiers
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For the women s team see Nigeria women s national under 17 football team The Nigeria national U 17 football team known as the Golden Eaglets is the youngest team that represents Nigeria in football 2 The team is the most successful in international football for their age group winning a record five FIFA U 17 World Cup titles and are runners up on three occasions They are also two time Africa U 17 Cup of Nations champions with their most recent title at the 2007 edition 3 Nigeria Under 17Nickname s Golden EagletsAssociationNigeria Football AssociationConfederationCAF Africa Sub confederationWAFU West Africa Head coachFatai Amoo 1 Home stadiumAbuja StadiumFIFA codeNGAFirst coloursSecond coloursBiggest defeat France 3 0 Nigeria Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago 30 September 2001 Benin 3 0 Nigeria Porto Novo Benin 2009 FIFA U 17 World CupAppearances12 first in 1985 Best resultChampions 1985 1993 2007 2013 2015 Africa U 17 Cup of NationsAppearances8 first in 1995 Best resultChampions 2001 2007 Contents 1 History 2 Competitive record 2 1 FIFA U 17 World Cup record 2 2 Africa U 17 Cup of Nations record 3 Team honours and achievements 4 Staff 4 1 Management 4 2 Sports 4 3 Medical 5 Squad 6 Notable former players 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe team won the maiden edition of FIFA U 17 World Cup in 1985 hosted by China 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 4 They also won the African Under 17 Championship in 2001 and 2007 and were runners up in 1995 and 2013 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 4 Heading into the 2009 FIFA U 17 World Cup head coach Henry Nwosu was replaced by John Obuh coach of Kwara United 5 Although Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2011 FIFA U 17 World Cup they participated again in the 2013 edition of the tournament Planning was thrown into disarray however in August when key members of the team was determined by MRI scanning to be overage and excluded from the team 6 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 The team were again the subject of age cheating accusations when a total of 26 players from the 60 strong squad were sent home from their training camp in 2016 after failing compulsory MRI scans used to test age ahead of an African Cup of Nations qualifier 7 It is important to note that amidst all the age cheating accusations the team has never been found guilty of fielding overage players in any competition All the players accused of being overage were all caught at the Abuja training camp and sent home before they played any game for the team 6 7 Competitive record EditFIFA U 17 World Cup record Edit FIFA U 17 World Cup recordYear 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 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 2019 Round of 16 15th 4 2 0 2 9 9 2023 To be determinedTotal 12 19 5 Titles 63 47 10 6 149 43 Africa U 17 Cup of Nations record Edit Africa U 17 Cup of NationsYear 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 2013 Runners up 2nd 5 3 1 1 18 5 2015 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 7 6 2017 Did not qualify 2019 Fourth place 4th 2 2 1 2 5 9Total 9 13 2 titles 41 25 7 9 93 53 A gold background colour indicates that Nigeria won the tournament Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks Team honours and achievements EditIntercontinental FIFA U 17 World Cup Winners 1985 1993 2007 2013 2015 Runners up 1987 2001 2009Continental Africa U 17 Cup of Nations Winners 2001 2007 Runners up 1995 2013 Third place 2003Others UEFA CAF Meridian Cup Winners 1997Staff EditManagement Edit Team Coordinator Suleiman Abubakar Secretary Egbaiyelo Tayo Media Coordinator Morakinyo AbodunrinSports Edit Head Coach Fatai Amoo Assistant Coach Ahmed Lawal Dankoli Assistant Coach Nnamdi Onuigbo Scout Hassan Abdallah Goalkeeper Coach Danlami KwasauMedical Edit Doctor Olarinoye Ayodeji Physiotherapist Oyegunna Gabriel Equipment Manager Mohammed Kafa UsmanSquad EditNigeria callups for the 2023 Africa U 17 Cup of Nations qualification 8 No Pos Player Date of birth age Club1 1 GK Richard Odoh 20 1 GK Hameed Balogun 16 1 GK Pascal Uzoho 6 2 DF Jeremiah Olaleke 3 2 DF Emmanuel Michael 5 2 DF Tochukwu Ogboji 2 2 DF Yahaya Lawal 15 2 DF Miracle Ogwor 4 3 MF Basil Mbata 17 3 MF Ebube Okere 18 3 MF Tochukwu Ogbabido 14 3 MF Richard Uche 10 3 MF Ozor Okeke 12 3 MF Raphael Oyebanjo 7 4 FW Umar Abubakar 9 4 FW Kevwe Iyede 19 4 FW Light Eke 8 4 FW Abubakar Abdullahi 13 4 FW Jubril Azeez 11 4 FW Precious Williams Notable former players EditMacauley Chrisantus Lukman Haruna Mikel John Obi Chinedu Obasi Isaac Promise Philip Osondu Celestine Babayaro Mohammed Aliyu Benedict Akwuegbu Femi Opabunmi Sani Emmanuel Terry Envoh James Obiorah Stanley Okoro Wilson Oruma Ogenyi Onazi Kenneth Omeruo Ramon Azeez Isaac Success Francis Uzoho Nwankwo Kanu Nduka Ugbade Jonathan Akpoborie Victor Ikpeba Kelechi Iheanacho Samuel Chukwueze Dele Alampasu Victor Osimhen Kelechi Nwakali Samson TijaniSee also EditSuper Eagles Nigeria national football team Flying Eagles Nigeria national under 20 football team African U 17 ChampionshipReferences Edit Fatai Amoo replaces Manu Garba as Eaglets coach Score Nigeria 23 September 2020 Fifa U17 World Cup Champions Nigeria must avoid stereotypes in modern age The National Thenational ae 9 November 2013 Retrieved 15 February 2014 Golden Eaglets miss out on 3rd U17 AFCON title with lots of work to do May 2019 a b Nigeria Golden Eaglets Return of the Argonauts Archived from the original on 6 April 2012 Egbokhan John 13 August 2009 Nwosu predicts doom for Eaglets Retrieved 15 October 2017 a b Okeleji Oluwashina 19 August 2013 Nigeria U 17 players fail age tests ahead of the World Cup BBC Retrieved 15 October 2017 a b Nigeria s under 17 squad wiped out as half are older than 17 Independent Uk 5 August 2016 Archived from the original on 20 June 2022 Retrieved 15 October 2017 Golden Eaglets name final squad for U17 QualifiersExternal links EditOfficial website of the Nigerian Football Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nigeria national under 17 football team amp oldid 1130979082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
