Nigeria

Nickname(s)	Golden Eaglets
Association	Nigeria Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Home stadium	Abuja Stadium
FIFA code	NGA
Home colours Away colours

The Golden Eaglets are Nigeria's national under-17 football team.

Contents 1 History 2 2009 Squad 3 Staff 3.1 Managment 3.2 Sports 3.3 Medical 4 See also 5 References

[edit] History

The team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 (at the time it was U-16), 1993 and 2007.^[1] They also won the African Under-17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners-up in 1995.

After the 2007 victory there was some discussion as to whether the success should be rewarded in the form of cash, or if longer-term investments were more suitable for teenage players. It was pointed out that some previous players had found themselves reduced to poverty due to injury or mismanagement of their funds. ^[1]

Heading into the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, head coach Henry Nwosu was replaced by John Obuh, coach of Kwara United.^[2] The planning was thrown into disarray however in August when over half the team was determined by bone scanning to be overage and excluded from the team. ^[3]

[edit] 2009 Squad

Yekini Kazeem Paul Danjuma Bala Mohammed Saidu Femi Orunnimi Aliyu Mohammed Emeka Opara Bala Saidu Rahaman Azeez Fortune Chukwudi (capt.)-A and B Academy Kenneth Omeruo Eze Ikechukwu

Dafe Egbedi Jude White Terry Envoh - Mighty Jets F.C. Ogugua Gibson Sani Emmanuel - My People FC Sadiq Saliu Abdul Ajagun - Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt) Omoh Ojabu - Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt) Onazie Ogeyi - My People FC Anthony Iyalekhue Stanley Okoro - Heartland F.C.

[edit] Staff

[edit] Managment

• Team Coordinator: Garba Lawal
• Secretary: Sirajo Hassan
• Camp Commandant: Michael Oriola

[edit] Sports

• Head Coach: Sam John Obuh
• Assistant Coach: Nwa Ndukwe
• Team Chef: Abimbola SAamuel
• Goalkeeper Coach: Suleiman Shuaibu

[edit] Medical

• Doctor: jimoh taofeeq
• Physiotherpist: Ejike Victor Onyemeanu
• Equipment Manager:abubakar jalloh james

[edit] See also

• Super Eagles (Nigeria national football team)
• Flying Eagles (Nigeria national under-20 football team)
• African Under-17 Championship

[edit] References

v • d • e Football in Nigeria Football Association Nigeria Football Association Domestic Competitions Premier League · National League A & B · Nigeria Amateur League · FA Cup National Teams National Team · U-20 · U-17 · Women's team

v • d • e FIFA U-17 World Cup winners 3 titles  Brazil (1997 · 1999 · 2003)  Nigeria (1985 · 1993 · 2007) 2 titles  Ghana (1991 · 1995) 1 title  Switzerland (2009)  France (2001)  Mexico (2005)  Soviet Union (1987)  Saudi Arabia (1989)

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