2024 NLO Claims Success as 9 Players Selected for WAFU B U-17

Posted : 17 May 2024

As Nigeria's quest to defend the WAFU B U-17 title gets underway in Accra, Ghana, with an opening game against Burkina Faso, the head coach of the Golden Eaglets, Manu Garba, and his assistants will have a pool of the best football talents to choose from.

Nine players have been selected from Nationwide League One (NLO) clubs and academies, demonstrating the league's role as the focal point of football development in Nigeria and a scouting hub for young and talented players.

The selected players are Simon Cletus Karshe (Mavlon Football Club), John Ogwuche (Hypebuzz Football Club), Edward Ochigbo (Sporting Lagos Academy), Chinedu Dominic Levi (N-Youth Sports Academy), Imrana Mohammad (Mavlon Football Club), Rapha Adams (Hypebuzz Football Club), and the Beyond Limits Football Academy trio of Abdulmuiz Oladimeji, Oreoluwa Agbenla, and Daniel Vowero.

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the NLO, Olushola Ogunnowo, says this feat is in fulfillment of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President's statement during the NLO Congress in January.

"Nigeria is blessed with raw football talents. Unearthing these football talents was not a day's job but required consistent planning and a blueprint designed to restructure our grassroots football to meet the developing trends in Europe and other top football nations.

"Over the years, the NLO has provided opportunities for talented players of all ages and abilities to play the game in an enjoyable, safe environment, despite limited funds. Football academies play an essential role in increasing participation and providing players with a quality footballing experience.

"As I have always stressed to the media, the NLO clubs and academies are the cornerstone of our communities and the bedrock of our football development, facilitating the transition of these talents to the cadet national teams—Golden Eaglets (U-17), Flying Eagles (U-20), and our Nigeria Premier Football League clubs.

"This is why the Secretariat initiated the NLO Youth League, which has an age cap of U-15-19, targeting talented players in our secondary schools. Improving coaching at all levels, with Coach Education, has played an important role in this achievement.

"The NLO Grassroots Football Coaching Clinics are evidence of the nation's third-tier league's aim to develop better coaches and, ultimately, better players, enhancing the overall quality of the game—whether at the grassroots or elite level.

"The Chairman of the NLO, former Nasarawa State Deputy Governor His Excellency Silas Agara, has expressed his delight with the news and has charged the Secretariat not to rest on its oars to ensure more players from the NLO graduate to the various national teams and even the Super Eagles."

2024 NLO Claims Success as 9 Players Selected for WAFU B U-17

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