The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have been drawn in Group B of the WAFU Zone B U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.


Manu Garba’s boys will compete against Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo in the group.

Hosts Ghana, Ivory Coast and Benin will face off in Group A.

The Golden Eaglets started preparations for the competition in Abuja on Thursday.

Nigeria won the competition two years ago in Cape Coast, Ghana.

The tournament is scheduled to take place from 15th to 28th May in Accra

Former Real Madrid head coach, Zinedine Zidane is so close to becoming the manager of Bayern Munich.

According to Mundo Deportivo, most of the terms between Zidane and Bayern Munich are settled.

The report added that the Frenchman has already discussed reinforcements with the German Bundesliga club especially in defence.

Meanwhile, Julian Nagelsmann was Bayern’s top choice to take over from current manager Thomas Tuchel, who will leave the club this summer.

However Nagelsmann extended his deal with the Germany national team.

Zidane, who was linked with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United in the past, has not coached any team since leaving Real Madrid in 2021.

Manchester United midfielder, Casemiro, has revealed that Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti cried when he left the club.

The Red Devils paid a reported €70.65 million in the summer of 2022 to lure Casemiro from Real.

The Brazilian has now opened up on what transpired when he met Ancelotti before leaving.


“When everything was done with Man United, I entered Ancelotti’s office… he started crying.

“He told me: ‘Case, I don’t know… I just want you to know that I love you! I didn’t want you to leave’.

“It was the only moment where I doubted leaving Real Madrid,” Casemiro told Chiringuito.