U17 AFCON: Nigeria to face Morocco, South Africa, Zambia

• Published date: 02 February 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Five-time world champions Nigeria must successfully negotiate a tricky Group B that includes Morocco, South Africa and Zambia in order to be eligible for a spot at this year's FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Peru.

At the draw ceremony conducted inside the Cercle Nationale d'Armee in Algiers yesterday, host nation Algeria birthed in Group A and must be in attrition with Senegal, Congo and Somalia. Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso and South Sudan make up Group C.

Nigeria, who are champions of WAFU B zone and are coached by former Nigeria FIFA World Cup winner Nduka Ugbade, will contest their games in the city of Constantine. Group A will make home in Algiers while Annaba welcomes the teams in Group C.

All four top-placed teams at the tournament now scheduled for 29th April - 19th May will qualify to fly Africa's flag at the FIFA U17 World Cup in Peru later this year.

In a related development, Super Eagles' head honcho José Santos Peseiro was on hand as Nigeria's U17 boys, Golden Eaglets hammered Ikon...