At Last, Golden Eaglets Record First Defeat

At Last, Golden Eaglets Record First Defeat 

By Niyi Busari

The WAFU B defending champions, Golden Eaglets has suffered the first defeat on Friday morning losing 0-2 to Morac Academy in their tenth friendly match, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

Head Coach, Manu Garba has been rotating the team to be able to get the first team for submission ahead of 5th May deadline date.

Morac Football Academy from Delta State handed the coach Manu Garba-led team their first loss since they opened training camp in Abuja last month.

The academy fired two goals in the second half to record a 2-0 victory over what apparently was an weakened side caused the MRI disqualification.

The coaching Crew will put head together to get the names of players who passed the MRI test on list as they are to submit the final list on Monday. 

According to Manu Garba, the five times FIFA U17 World Cup champions still have a long way to go in terms of preparations as. MRI Test knocked many First Team players out of the competition and will need to quickly raise a team to defend the championship which begins on 15th May, 2024

Defending champions Nigeria are in Group B along with Burkina Faso, Togo and Niger Republic.