{
  "id": 15272343,
  "title": "WAFU-B U-17 Championship: Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets crash out, to miss AFCON, World Cup again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/wafu-b-u-17-championship-nigerias-golden-eaglets-crash-out-to-miss",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T20:02:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/917870-wafu-b-u-17-championship-nigerias-golden-eaglets-crash-out-to-miss-afcon-world-cup-again.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have failed to qualify for the 2027 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-1 draw with Côte d’Ivoire in Burkina Faso, according to Premium Times. The result also extends the team's absence from the FIFA U-17 World Cup.\n\nThe team's tournament progress was impacted by an opening 2-1 defeat to Niger Republic, Daily Post Nigeria reports. Prior to the match against Côte d’Ivoire, head coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere stated the team was in good spirits and prepared to overcome the setback of the loss to Niger.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "WAFU-B championship: Nigeria to miss U17 AFCON 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/wafu-b-championship-nigeria-to-miss-u17-afcon-2027",
        "published": "2026-10-17T18:38:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}