Nigeria national under-17 football team

Nigeria Under-17
Nickname(s)	Golden Eaglets
Association	Nigeria Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Manu Garba
Home stadium	Abuja Stadium
FIFA code	NGA
First colours	Second colours
Biggest defeat
	France 3–0 Nigeria ; (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 30 September 2001) ; Benin 3–0 Nigeria ; (Porto-Novo, Benin; , 2009)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	10 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions (2001, 2007)

The Nigeria national U-17 football team, known as the Golden Eaglets, is the youngest team that represents Nigeria in football.^[1] The team is the most successful in international football for their age group, winning a record five FIFA U-17 World Cup titles^[2] and have been runners-up on three occasions. They are also two-time Africa U-17 Cup of Nations champions with their most recent title at the 2007 edition.^[3]

^ "Fifa U17 World Cup: Champions Nigeria must avoid stereotypes in modern age | The National". Thenational.ae. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
^ "Which team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup the most times?". FIFA. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "Golden Eaglets miss out on 3rd U17 AFCON title with lots of work to do". May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[1] "Fifa U17 World Cup: Champions Nigeria must avoid stereotypes in modern age | The National". Thenational.ae. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

[2] "Which team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup the most times?". FIFA. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[3] "Golden Eaglets miss out on 3rd U17 AFCON title with lots of work to do". May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

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