Head Coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere has selected 25 Golden Eaglets for the WAFU-B U17 Championship, which begins Saturday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Nigeria, drawn in Group B, will face Niger Republic and Burkina Faso in the group stage, while hosts Burkina Faso compete with Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic in Group A. The squad comprises three goalkeepers, seven defenders, eight midfielders and seven forwards. The team departs Nigeria on Tuesday and will have eight days of tactical and technical preparation before their first match on October 14.
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