Ikenne and Abeokuta confirmed as host of 2025 WAFU-B U-17 competition

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that Ogun state will be the state for the 2025 West Africa Zone B (WAFU-B) U-17 championship.

The NFF boss stated that the Sports Complex would host Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo, Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria in a West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Under-17 Championship in September 2025.

Alhaji Gusau made this known when he led other executive members of the NFF on a courtesy call to the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in Abeokuta on Sunday.

“As the acting President of WAFU B, I have tried to secure the hosting rights for the Under-17 qualifications from WAFU B, which will consist of about seven countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo, Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria.

“We secured the hosting rights, and I informed them that we are going to host it in Ogun State,” he said.

It will be the first time that Nigeria will he hosting a continental or sub regional football competition since 2023 when Benin City hosted the WAFU-B Women’s Champions League Qualifiers.

This year’s WAFU-B U-20 Championship will serve as Qualifiers for the next U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Nigeria finished third at the last tournament.