Golden Eaglets set to hit the road to Niamey

The Golden Eaglets Team of 21 players and 10 officials will depart Sokoto for Niamey, Niger Republic on Thursday, 12th February, for the CAF U-17 Africa championships.

                      Coach Emmanuel Amuneke and his Golden Eaglets 

While in Niamey, The Eaglets will stay at the Hotel Royale Palace and will play their first two group A matches against host Niger Republic and Guinea at the Stade General Seyni Kountche, while the last group match against Zambia will take place at the Stade Municipal, which has artificial turf. 

Meanwhile, the Nigerian community in Niger Republic have promised to give the Eaglets maximum support to go all the way and become the African champions. 

The Golden Eaglets are currently the FIFA U-17 World Champions and will qualify to defend their title in Chile later this year only if they get to the Semi Finals in Niger.