Balele, Olopade, Mukhtar To Advise NFF On Preparations Of U17, U20 And U23 Teams

President of Nigeria Soccer Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has appointed revered soccer administrator and Chairman of Katsina State Soccer Affiliation, Alhaji Aminu Balele Kurfi and sports activities advertising guru, Hon. Bukola Olopade as a part of a three-man panel of advisers for preparations of age-grade Nationwide Groups for upcoming main worldwide competitions.

The empanelling of the soccer consultants, which additionally contains Alhaji Abba Mukhtar, has been carried out pending the composition of Sub-Committees by the brand new NFF Government Committee, and the panel might be inaugurated on Thursday, twentieth October on the NFF Secretariat by Alhaji Gusau.

The U23 Nationwide Group, often known as Olympic Eagles, will have interaction their Tanzanian counterparts in a two-legged second-round fixture, beginning with the primary leg in Dar es Salaam on Sunday and the return session in Ibadan subsequent week Saturday. Victory on mixture will take the Olympic Eagles to the following spherical of the qualifiers, which last event has been scheduled for the Kingdom of Morocco 2nd – twenty sixth November 2023.

Already, the U20 and U17 Boys’ squads have certified for his or her continental competitions, by successful their respective WAFU B tournaments earlier this 12 months. The U20 boys, Flying Eagles conquered all in Niamey, Niger Republic in Could whereas the U17 boys, Golden Eaglets had been triumphant in Cape Coast, Ghana in June.

The U20 Africa Cup of Nations might be staged in Egypt twentieth February – twelfth March 2023 with the highest 4 groups qualifying to characterize Africa at subsequent 12 months’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Indonesia.

The U17 Africa Cup of Nations might be staged in Algeria eighth – thirtieth April 2023 with the highest 4 groups qualifying to characterize Africa at subsequent 12 months’s FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Peru.

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