Eaglets return to Nigeria

Nigeria's U17 national men football team, Golden Eaglets are back in the country after taking part in the 11th African U-17 Championship in Niger Republic, where the team finished fourth. 

 

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)'s Media Officer, Ademola Olajire said the contingent flew into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 2.10am on Monday.

Though, the boys fell to Guinea 3-1 in the third place encounter on Sunday, they have however, secured a ticket to represent Nigeria at the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in Chile, 17 October – 8 November, 2015.

Head Coach of the team, Emmanuel Amuneke had already said he would retool the squad ahead of the global championship.

Nigeria will be aiming to defend the title she won in the United Arab Emirates at a tournament that took place within exactly the same period in 2013.