AFCON U-17: Golden Eaglets eye 3rd title

Golden Eaglets assistant coach, Nduka Ugbade, is upbeat on the chances of the team claiming a third title at the U-17 Africa cup of nations in Tanzania.

Manu Garba’s young lads will face hosts Tanzania in the competition’s opening fixture on Sunday at the national stadium, Dar Es Salaam.

Ugbade also states that CAF has raised the bar for the U-17 AFCON with recently introduced regional tournaments to determine eventual qualifiers for the biennial continental competition.

Ugbade noted that the team’s objective first and foremost would be qualification for the world cup by reaching the semi-finals of the continental competition and, thereafter, focus their attention on winning the trophy for the third time for Nigeria.