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The Golden Eaglets will go into the U-17 AFCON as two-time champions and will hope to make it three, having won the competition in 2001 and 2007.
Ahead of the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have challenged the country's under-17 boys: the Golden Eaglets to win the trophy in Algeria.
The NFF made its position known via communique from an executive committee meeting held at the NFF secretariat on Monday, April 17.
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According to the country's football governing body, all preparations for the team including a camping period in North Africa should be enough to spur them to glory in Algeria and pick a ticket to the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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"After appraising the preparations that have been afforded the team pre-competition, including a proposed 10-day final camping programme in North Africa, the Board minced no words in charging the U17 Boys’ National Team (Golden Eaglets) to deploy its best efforts
Agenda 2 on NFF's April 17, 2023, communique continued, "Overcome all to win the Africa U17 Cup of Nations taking place in Algeria between 29 April and 19 May and in the process earn a ticket to the FIFA u17 World Cup finals taking place later this year."
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Meanwhile, the Flying Eagles are drawn in Group B of the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations alongside 2015 runner-ups South Africa, 2013 losing semifinalists Morocco, and Zambia.
The competition returns for the first time since the Tanzania-hosted event in 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2021 event to be cancelled on 24 December 2020.
The Golden Eaglets go into the competition as two-time champions and will hope to make it three, having won the competition in 2001 and 2007, finished second in 1995 and 2013, and finished in third place in 2003.
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