Nigeria’s hope of playing at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, was dashed on Thursday after the Golden Eaglets were knocked out of the 2023 CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.
The Coach Nduka Ugbade-led Golden Eaglets lost 1-2 to their Burkina Faso counterparts in a quarterfinal match at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Thursday.
Abubakar Abdullahi’s 67th minute goal, was not enough to see the Golden Eaglets through to the Semi-finals of the tournament after Burkina Faso’s forward Camara scored in the first half and grabbed a brace from the penalty spot 12 minutes into the second half.
Burkina Faso, will be among the four nations to hoist Africa’s flag at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, alongside Morocco, Mali and Senegal.
