Draw for FIFA U-17 World Cup holds without Golden Eaglets

13.09.2023 - 03:37 guardian.ng

• No Nigerian referee on CAF’s 85 listed for AFCON The draw for Indonesia 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup will hold tomorrow, September 15, in Zurich, Switzerland but without Nigeria.The Golden Eagles of Nigeria, which is one of the most successful teams in the World Cup, could not qualify from the African qualifying round, where they crashed out in the semifinal.The coach Nduka Ugbade-led Golden Eagles were beaten by Burkina Faso.

Former FIFA U-17 World Cup winner, Stephen Appiah of Ghana is among those to conduct the draw.It is less than two months to the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia.

Africa will be represented by Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Morocco. They will join 20 other countries, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, IR Iran, Japan and Korea Republic.

Others are Mexico, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Spain, USA, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.The 24 nations will be drawn into six groups of four.

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