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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.
Goal - Lookman scores his third in two knockout games to put Nigeria ahead on 41’ (1-0) Post - Zini latches onto through pass and beats the keeper but hits the post on 60’ (1-0)
The tournament's name on its official logo after the announcement was however depicted as the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in line with the senior version, the Africa Cup of Nations. [ 1 ] On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant TotalEnergies (formerly Total S.A ) secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions.
The qualification phase of the 2015 African U-17 Championship decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Niger. Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes or 2023 U17 AFCON for short was the 14th edition (19th if editions without hosts are included) of the biennial African youth football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below and the first to feature 12 teams in the group stage ...
The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. [1] The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November. [ 2 ] Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claiming the country's fourth title.
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the annual world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association ().
The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009. [ 1 ] Switzerland won the tournament, beating the host team and holders, Nigeria , with a solitary 63rd-minute goal separating the two teams.