Nigeria’s U17 boys will depart on Wednesday for Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, to compete within the 2025 WAFU-B U17 Match which serves because the qualfiers for the 2026 U17 AFCON.
Construct-up in camp:
– 13 friendlies performed
– 10 wins, 2 attracts, 1 loss
– 25 objectives scored
– 5 conceded
The five-time world champions will start their marketing campaign within the event in opposition to Child Cheetahs of Benin Republic on Wednesday, twenty fourth September, earlier than taking over Burkina Faso in Group B. Group A has hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Niger Republic, Ghana and Togo.
Group A:
Côte d’Ivoire
Niger
Ghana
Togo
Group B
Nigeria
Benin Republic
Burkina Faso
Matches can be performed on the Stade du Lycée Scientifique in Yamoussoukro, which has a pure turf and was constructed for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
TEAM LIST
Goalkeepers:
Aquila Ahur (Mailantarki FC);
Nice Edafe (Past Limits);
Paul Awelewa (Morak FC)
Defenders:
Abdullateef Lasisi (La Planet);
Mubarak Rasheed (RFO FC);
Sadiq Salihu (Niger Tornadoes);
Godwin Menyaga (Adoration FC);
Abdulsamad Salisu (Central FC);
Emmanuel Asika (Mailantarki FC)
Midfielders:
Paul Ugwu (RBM FC);
Well-known Umole (Derby FC);
David Edeh (Adoration FC);
Umar Yahaya (Footwork FC);
Ahmed Yusuf (One-Contact FC)
Forwards:
Knowledge Harmless (Wonderland FC);
George Agha (Distinctive & High-quality FC);
Boluwatife Thompson (Breeders FC);
Emeka Nnalue (Collins FC);
Salim Umar (Dante FC);
Auwal Muhammad (36 Lions)
