The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former U17 World Cup winner Manu Garba as the head coach of the Nigeria U17 team Golden Eaglets.
The Director of Communications at NFF, Ademola Olajire, announced Garba’s appointment via a statement on Friday, April 12, 2024.
Garba had, in the same role, led the Golden Eaglets to win the FIFA U17 World Cup for Nigeria in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2013.
Garba’s squad in 2013 included Kelechi Iheanacho, Taiwo Awoniyi, Isaac Success, Musa Mohammed, Chidiebere Nwakali, and goalkeeper Dele Alampasu.
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The squad, which finished as runners-up at the African U17 Championship in Morocco after a penalty shootout defeat by Cote d’Ivoire, beat Mexico 6-1 in their opening game.
The team drew 3-3 with Sweden and hammered Iraq 5-0. In the Round of 16, they defeated Iran 4-1, dispatched Uruguay 2-0 in the quarter-finals and trounced Sweden 3-0 in the semi-finals.
They went ahead to dislodge Mexico by the same margin in the final to lift the trophy.
Olajire said Garba will resume immediately and take charge of the team’s preparations for the WAFU B U17 Championship slated for May in Ghana.
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