Nigeria national under-17 football team

Nigeria U-17

Nickname(s)	Golden Eaglets
Association	Nigeria Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Emmanuel Amuneke[1]
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 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]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK	Akpan David Udoh	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999	4
21	1GK	Chisom Chiaha
1	1GK	Amos Innocent Benjamin	(1998-12-22) 22 December 1998	1	0
2	2DF	Lazarus John	(1998-06-06) 6 June 1998
3	2DF	Henry Oyemeike Chibogwu	(1998-12-31) 31 December 1998	4	0	Sunshine Stars
5	2DF	Godwin Okachukwu Igwe	(1999-12-12) 12 December 1999	3	0
16	2DF	Tobechukwu Ibe
14	2DF	Ejike Ikwu
	2DF	Zakari Lukman Hilaru	(1998-12-23) 23 December 1998	8	1
6	2DF	Uzama Douglas	(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998	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
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		2	Arsenal
9	4FW	Victor Osimhen	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998		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		2
19	4FW	Sunday Alimi
20	4FW	Orji Okwonkwo	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998		1

Other Players

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

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Abdallah Suleiman Mai Ashafa	(1999-02-19) 19 February 1999			Dabo
21	1GK	Emeka Nwokoecha	(1998-08-02) 2 August 1998
	2DF	Gabriel Osho	(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998	1		Reading
3	2DF	Usman Abass	(1998-07-10) 10 July 1998	4	0	FS Metta {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Godwin Okachukwu Igwe|age=Template:Birth date and Age|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Fidwax United=NGA/Gators Fc=USA}}
4	2DF	Saddam Awal	(1998-11-24) 24 November 1998
	2DF	Chibueze Sunday Kanu	(1998-09-14) 14 September 1998
15	2DF	Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji	(1998-09-03) 3 September 1998
20	3MF	Ikechukwu Okechukwu Leonard	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998	3	2
		Adeyemi Adeyinka	(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998
		Dayo Femi	(1998-04-15) 15 April 1998
	2DF	Mohammed Anas	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998	4	0
	3MF	Promise Orji	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998
7	3MF	Suleiman Abdullahi	(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998
15	2DF	Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji	(1998-09-03) 3 September 1998
	3MF	Jack Ipalibo	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998	2	0
		Nuhu Umar	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998
	4FW	Kehinde Ayinde	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998	4	3
		Ernest Agenor	(1998-04-15) 15 April 1998
11	4FW	Christian Charles	(1998-02-20) 20 February 1998
19	4FW	Suleiman Muhammed	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000
14	4FW	Nazifi Yahaya	(2000-12-16) 16 December 2000			{{nat fs g end} Notable former players Macauley Chrisantus John Obi Mikel Philip Osondu David Nworah Ifeanyi Celestine Babayaro Mohammed Aliyu Sani Emmanuel Terry Envoh Omoh Ojabu James Obiorah Stanley Okoro Wilson Oruma Nwankwo Kanu Nduka Ugbade Victor Ikpeba Kelechi Iheanacho Austin Okocha Samuel Okwaraji See also Super Eagles (Nigeria national football team) Flying Eagles (Nigeria national under-20 football team) African U-17 Championship 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.  1 2 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.  Missing or empty |title= (help) ↑ 1 2 "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