FOOTBALL: SCREENING BEGINS FOR WAFU U-17
Emmanuel Alfred
Ahead of the U-17 WAFU tournament in Ghana, the Golden Eaglets began screening for the players under the supervision of new Coach, Nduka Ugbade on Wednesday.
The WAFU tournament which serves as the qualifiers for 2023 U-17 AFCON in Algeria, will take place in Cape Coast, Ghana, from June 11 to 24 2022, and only the two finalists of the tournament will qualify for the U-17 AFCON.
As many as 100 young players tried their luck in Wednesday morning’s session headed by Ugbade with all his assistants in attendance.
Training took place at the FIFA Goal Project in Package B of the Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola Natilnal Stadium in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja.
The youngsters will hope to join illustrious names such as Nwankwo Kanu, Victor Osimhen and Kelechi Iheanacho who used the U-17s to make a name for themselves in Football.
Ugbade himself made history when he captained the Country to win the inaugural U-17 World Championship in China back in 1985, 37 years ago.
The Golden Eaglets are five-time World Champions and will be in Ghana in June for a sub-regional tournament that will serve as qualifiers for the 2023 U-17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) which will be hosted by Algeria.
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets are in Group A alongside hosts Ghana and Togo. Group B has Cote d’Ivoire, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic.
