Nigeria U-17 coach Nduka Ugbade is confident about his side’s chances ahead of the WAFU B Championship which starts on Saturday.
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will open their account against the Black Starlets of Ghana at the Cape Coast stadium.
Speaking ahead of their trip to Ghana, Nduka Ugbade affirmed they cannot disappoint considering their performance on the continent.
“I am happy with the squad that we have been able to come up with, and I can say confidently that we are going to Ghana to do the nation proud. Our primary objective is to earn a ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations, and then we go full throttle for the trophy. Nigeria have a pedigree in U17 football and we cannot afford to disappoint,” he said.
The two finalists from the tournament in Cape Coast will represent the WAFU B zone at the Africa U17 Cup of Nations billed for Algeria early next year, where all four semi finalists will qualify for the FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Peru.
Below is the 20-man Nigeria squad for tourney:
Goalkeepers: Richard Odoh, Hameed Balogun, Pascal Uzoho
Defenders: Jeremiah Olaleke, Emmanuel Michael, Tochukwu Ogboji, Yahaya Lawal, Miracle Ogwor
Midfielders: Basil Mbata, Ebube Okere, Tochukwu Ogbabido, Richard Uche, Ozor Okeke, Raphael Oyebanjo
Forwards: Umar Abubakar, Kevwe Iyede, Light Eke, Abubakar Abdullahi, Jubril Azeez, Precious Williams
Standby: Utibe Silas, Abdullahi Buhari, Abubakar Shaibu, Tijjani Mohammed, Stephen Emmanuel