MANU Garba has been appointed for the umpteenth time as the head coach of the Golden Eaglets by the Nigeria Football Federation, while Moses Aduku is the new boss of the Falconets, replacing Christopher Danjuma.
The Executive Committee of the NFF approved the recommendation of the Technical and Development
Sub-Committee for the appointment of the experienced Garba to once again guide the men’s U-17s, the body announced tonight.
Garba was the head coach of the Golden Eaglets side that won the FIFA U-17 World Cup for Nigeria for the fourth time in the United Arab Emirates in 2013.
He has also had two other spells with the team since then, leading them to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.
The Executive Committee also endorsed the proposal by the Technical and
Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of experienced women’s
football coach Aduku to lead the U-20 women’s national team.
Aduku achieved some success with Bayelsa Queens and Edo Queens in recent years, and was also assistant coach of the Falconets as they reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica in 2022.
Both Garba and Aduku will officially resume on Sunday, as their different teams have important upcoming engagements, the NFF noted.
The Falconets have a 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying tie
against Rwanda in September, while the Golden Eaglets will take part in the WAFU B U-17 Boys Cup in Nigeria in the same month.