The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will begin their title defence in the forthcoming WAFU B tournament, which will take place in Ghana against West African rivals Burkina Faso.
The Nigerian U-17 team, which has also been grouped with Togo and Benin Republic, will trade tackles with Burkina Faso in their opening match set for May 16th in Accra.
On Sunday, May 19, the Eaglets, who emerged victorious in the competition final two years prior in Ghana, will play their second match at the same venue against Niger Republic.
On Wednesday, May 22, the Manu Garba-coached team will take on Togo in their final group match of the WAFU B competition at Accra Stadium.
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This 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 that their players 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.