Nigeria national under-17 football team

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The Nigeria national U-17 football team, known as the Golden Eaglets, is the youngest team that represents Nigeria in football.[1] The team is the most successful in international football for their age group, winning a record five FIFA U-17 World Cup titles[2] and have been 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]

History

The team won the maiden edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 hosted by China, as well as the 1993, 2007, 2013, and 2015 editions (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 World Cup 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 defeated Mexico for a second time, obtaining their fourth U-17 World Cup[7] and becoming the national team to win the most U-17 tournaments as at 2023.

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 determine age ahead of an African Cup of Nations qualifier.[8] 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 caught at the Abuja training camp and sent home before they played any game for the team.[6][8]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Template:Flagicon 1985 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 10 2
Template:Flagicon 1987 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 7 5
Template:Flagicon 1989 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 2 0 7 0
Template:Flagicon 1991 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1993 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 20 3
Template:Flagicon 1995 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 6 4
Template:Flagicon 1997 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1999
Template:Flagicon 2001 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 14 5
Template:Flagicon 2003 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 3 3
Template:Flagicon 2005 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2007 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 16 4
Template:Flagicon 2009 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 17 7
Template:Flagicon 2011 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2013 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 26 5
Template:Flagicon 2015 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 23 5
Template:Flagicon 2017 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2019 Round of 16 15th 4 2 0 2 9 9
Template:Flagicon 2023 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2025
Total 12/20 5 Titles 67 48 11 8 158 52

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Template:Flagicon 1995 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 13 5
Template:Flagicon 1997 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1999 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 5 5
Template:Flagicon 2001 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 13 4
Template:Flagicon 2003 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 9 2
Template:Flagicon 2005 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 8 6
Template:Flagicon 2007 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 15 1
Template:Flagicon 2009 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2011
Template:Flagicon 2013 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 18 5
Template:Flagicon 2015 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 7 6
Template:Flagicon 2017 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2019 Fourth place 4th 2 2 1 2 5 9
Template:Flagicon 2023 Quarter-finals - 4 2 0 2 5 5
Template:Flagicon 2025 Did not qualify
Total 10/15 2 titles 45 27 7 11 98 58

A gold background colour indicates that Nigeria won the tournament.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Team honours and achievements

Intercontinental

Continental

Others

Staff

Management

  • Team Coordinator: Suleiman Abubakar
  • Secretary: Egbaiyelo Tayo
  • Media Coordinator: Morakinyo Abodunrin

Sports

  • Head coach: Nduka Ugbade
  • Assistant coach:
  • Assistant coach:
  • Scout:
  • Goalkeeper coach:

Medical

  • Doctor: Olarinoye Ayodeji
  • Physiotherapist: Oyegunna Gabriel
  • Equipment Manager: Mohammed Kafa Usman

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.[9]

Caps and goals are correct as of 1 May 2023, after the match against Mali.

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Notable former players

   

See also

References

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External links

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Head-to-head record

The following table shows Nigeria's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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