Tag: WAFU B U-17 Championship
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WAFU B U17 Championship: Eaglets confront Black Starlets for bronze
Global youth football powers Nigeria and Ghana will on Tuesday battle it out for the bronze medals of the ongong WAFU B U17 Championship in Accra, Ghana, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Given their pedigree at this level, both nations should have been preparing to test strength and savvy for who deserved the trophy, in the final match…
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Ghana to play Golden Eaglets with no coach
The head of the Ghanaian U-17 football team, Laryea Kingston has walked away from his responsibilities after his side’s disappointing defeat at the WAFU B U-17 championship, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The Black Starlets on Saturday evening lost to Burkina Faso 2-1 in the semi-final encounter, thereby debarring the host the chances of playing at the African…
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WAFU B U-17: Golden Eaglets’ reign ends with semi-final defeat by Ivory Coast
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, were ousted from the WAFU B U-17 Championship after a 1-0 defeat to Cote d’Ivoire in their semi-final clash, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The game rescheduled from 7pm to 9pm on Saturday brought the end to a possible successful defense of the the title won in Accra, Ghana two years ago. Youbah…
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WAFU B U17 Championship: Nigeria crash out in semi-finals, miss out of World Cup
Five-time world champions Nigeria and three-time world champions Ghana were eliminated from the WAFU B U17 Championship at the semi-final stage on Saturday, with Burkina Faso getting the better of the host nation and the Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire narrowly sending the Eaglets packing, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Burkina Faso was the first team in…
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Manu Garba complains about wasted chances despite commanding win
Golden Eaglets head coach Manu Garba has aired his concerned the number of wasted opportunity by his boy in their 3-0 victory against Togo at the WAFU B U-17 Championship on Thursday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The defending champions advanced to the semi-finals, dominating the Junior Hawks with a solid display with Abdulmuiz Adeleke netting twice, while…
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Nigeria, Togo game posponed due to heavy downpour
A heavy downpour in Accra, Ghana has led to the postponement of the Group B match between Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets and Togo at the ongoing WAFU B U17 tournament, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The match, originally scheduled for Wednesday at the University Stadium has been rescheduled for Thursday morning. The encounter will be played simultaneously along with…
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Zambian‘s Zesco United sign two NPFL stars
Zambian professional football club, Zesco United, have completed the signing of former Nigeria youth internationals Wasiu Jimoh and Denis Nya. According to reports from Zambian football via soccernetng, Denis Nya and Wasiu Jimoh are top targets. Jimoh has been a force since he arrived at Kwara United in September. The 26-year-old attacker scored three goals…