Nigeria’s five-time world champions, the Golden Eaglets, strengthened their preparations for the WAFU-B U17 Championship with a 4-0 victory over Simonben Academy at the FIFA Goal Project pitch within Abuja’s MKO Abiola National Stadium on Saturday.
The Eaglets dominated an entertaining opening half and created enough opportunities to establish a wider lead, but they went into the interval only one goal ahead. Simonben Academy, from Kaduna, could not maintain that resistance after the restart as Coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere’s team added three more goals to complete a convincing win.
Later that evening, the Nigerian youngsters returned to the same venue for another practice match, this time against Abuja-based Galadima FC. The Eaglets struggled to break down their opponents, who remained difficult to overcome, and the contest finished without a goal.
The 2026 WAFU-B U17 Championship will take place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, from 4 to 17 October.
