Golden Eaglets to Commence Title Defense against Burkina Faso in WAFU Cup

NewsNow reports that Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets are set to kick off their WAFU B U-17 Championship title defense campaign against Burkina Faso.

The match is scheduled to take place at the University Stadium on Thursday, May 16.

Manu Garba’s team will then play their second match against Niger at the University Stadium three days later.

The defending champions will wrap up the group stage with a game against Togo at the Accra Stadium on May 22.

The tournament will commence with the host nation Ghana facing Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesday, May 15.

The top two teams in the tournament will secure a spot to represent the zone at the Africa Cup U-17 Cup of Nations.