Manu Garba

WAFU B U17: Garba unveils final 20-man Golden Eaglets squad for tournament 

WAFU B U17: Garba unveils final 20-man Golden Eaglets squad for tournament 

Golden Eaglets head coach, Manu Garba, has named his final 20-man squad to represent Nigeria at the 2025 WAFU-B U17 Boys Tournament, Afrosport reports. Garba has selected three goalkeepers, six defenders, five midfielders and six forwards to his team ahead of the tournament in Cote d’Ivoire. Goalkeeper duo Aquila Ahur amd Great Edafe are joined on the list by Abdullateef Lasisi and Mubarak Rasheed in defence,...

WAFU B U17 Championship: Golden Eaglets held by Burkina Faso in Group B opener

WAFU B U17: Golden Eaglets suffer s/finals defeat to Ivory Coast; miss out on U-17 AFCON

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets were beaten 1-0 by Cote d’Ivoire in the semi-final of the WAFU B U-17 Championship in Ghana on Saturday. The Golden Eaglets, led by Manu Garba, were outclassed in the 54th minute by Ivorian youngster Youbah Coulibaly, who beat Nigerian goalkeeper Chinedu Dominic at his near post to put an end to his three-match run without conceding a goal. The Little Elephants looked...

WAFU B U17: Nigeria vs Togo clash postponed

WAFU B U17: Nigeria vs Togo clash postponed

The heavy downpour in Accra, the Ghanaian capital city has forced the postponement of the group stage match between Nigeria and Togo in the WAFU B U17 Championship. The final group game that was initially slated for Wednesday at the University of Ghana Stadium will now take place on Thursday morning at the same venue. The other Group B match between Burkina Faso and Niger was...