The coach of the Nigerian U-17 team nicknamed the Golden Eaglets, Manu Garba, has named a 19-man squad ahead of the WAFU B tournament set to take place in Ghana.
Reports say the team is expected to land in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday to defend their WAFU B title, with the tournament set to begin on Wednesday, May 15.
In Group B of the WAFU B competition, the Golden Eaglets will play West African rivals Burkina Faso, Niger Republic, and Togo. The goal is to qualify for the Africa U17 Cup of Nations next year.
THE FULL SQUAD
Adekunle Sunday Adedigba, Sylvester Chizoba Chika, Daniel Ofonime Mendie, Destiny Samuel, Abdulwaris Yunus, Boluwatife David Ekishola, Ibrahim Damilare Abdulganiyu, Edward Oloche Ochigbo, Rapha Adams, Simon Karshe Cletus, Oreoluwa Olawale Agbenla, Okorie Marvelous Chibuike, Abdulmuiz Adeleke, John Ogwuche, Qurib Adetola, Chinedu Levi Dominic, Abdulmuiz Oluwatimilehin Oladimeji, Daniel Vowero Arierhi, Imrana Muhammad.
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The release of the list comes days after Garba shed light on the recent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) tests that disqualified some players.
Garba, who opened up in a chat with thenff.com, said that the genuine U-17 players who have successfully undergone the MRI tests are still in camp, preparing for the WAFU B U17 tournament.
According to the coach, when the camp opened last month, the very sincere football academies had to withdraw their players after the MRI tests they conducted showed they were in Grade 5.
He stated further that those who were not sincere and thought they could find a way through one way or another have been exposed after the NFF conducted its own MRI a few days ago.
