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16 Mar
Determined to restore the country's lost glory and reposition Nigeria at the pinnacle of youth football globally, Chuks Akuneto believes the National U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, will be transformed into a talent production hub, if he gets the job.
Chukwuma 'Chuks' Akuneto has applied for the coaching job of the Golden Eaglets
12 Mar
A top-rated youth coach, Chukwuma 'Chuks' Akuneto has applied for the coaching job of the Nigerian Under-17 Boys National Team known as the Golden Eaglets. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) last Friday threw open the application for the coaching jobs of the Super Eagles and the Golden Eaglets who were last managed by Nduka Ugbade.…
8 Mar
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has declared the Super Eagles coaching job vacant. The NFF made this known following the exit of Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro. Peseiro led the Eagles to a second place finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d'Ivoire. There were reports that Peseiro, who was on $50,000 a…
24 Feb
Former handler of the Golden Eaglets, the late coach Sebastian Broderick, was laid to rest in Benin City, Edo State, yesterday, with Internationals and his former club, Bendel Insurance FC playing a commemorative match in his honour at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.
13 Sep 2023
The draw for Indonesia 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup will hold tomorrow, September 15, in Zurich, Switzerland but without Nigeria.The Golden Eagles of Nigeria, which is one of the most successful teams in the World Cup.
15 May 2023
Golden Eaglets defender, Yahaya Lawali is wanted by Barcelona and some other top European clubs in countries like France and Belgium ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window.
13 May 2023
Former Super Eagles captain, Augustine Okocha, has expressed sadness over Golden Eaglets’ inability to qualify for the semifinals of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), after suffering 1-2 defeat to their counterpart from Burkina Faso on Thursday.
12 May 2023
Nigeria’s Under 17 team, Golden Eaglets have crashed out of the ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria. The team lost 1-2 to their Burkina Faso counterparts in the quarter finals of the event at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Thursday.
8 May 2023
Golden Eaglets coach, Nduka Ugbade, has promised to present a better team in the quarterfinals of the ongoing African U-17 Cup of Nations in Algeria.
6 May 2023
In his book, titled, The Gods are not to blame, the late Nigerian playwright, Ola Rotimi, wrote that man’s struggles begin at birth. However, for former Golden Eaglets captain and Super Eagles midfielder, Wilson Oruma...
4 May 2023
Nigeria’s dream of qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup took a big hit, yesterday, when the Golden Eaglets lost 0-1 to Morocco in their second group game of the ongoing African U-17 Cup of Nations holding in Algeria.
3 May 2023
An early goal from Abdel Maali secured a 1-0 win against Golden Eaglets of Nigeria in their second Group B game at the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria on Wednesday.

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