Nigeria Football Federation has charged the Golden Eaglets to beat Ghana in the final of the West Africa Football Union zone B qualifiers for the CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Niger Republic with a promise of additional financial incentives.
The Golden Eaglets will qualify for the tournament in Tanzania next year, if they can beat Ghana on Saturday. And according to NFF technical committee chairman Ahmed Fresh Yusuf, the Eaglets will get $5,600 (about N2m) more if they pull off the feat.
The Eaglets on Wednesday night beat the hosts Niger 2-1 in the semi-final and they were instantly rewarded with $2,800.
Speaking on the match ahead assistant coach Nduka Ugbade said the team will work hard to ensure that they beat Ghana. Read more