{
  "id": 15347935,
  "title": "Eaglets to miss 2027 U-17 AFCON, W’Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/eaglets-to-miss-2027-u-17-afcon-wcup-15347935",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:40:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/eaglets-to-miss-2027-u-17-afcon-wcup/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria's national under-17 football team, the Golden Eaglets, will be unable to participate in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations U-17 and the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup after being knocked out of the 2026 WAFU-B U-17 Championship. They suffered a 1-1 draw with Ivory Coast, concluding their participation with a single point from two games, leaving them at the bottom of the table. The team needed a victory after losing 2-1 to Niger Republic in their opening match, but could not secure the required result. In the 84th minute, Abiodun John equalized the scores for the Golden Eaglets, but it was not enough to secure a win. This outcome marks the third consecutive edition Nigeria will miss the U-17 AFCON, having failed to qualify for the 2025 and 2026 tournaments hosted by Morocco. Additionally, the team will miss the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the fourth consecutive year, with their last participation dating back to 2019.",
  "summary": "Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will miss the 2027 U-17 AFCON and World Cup after a 1-1 draw with Ivory Coast saw them eliminated from the WAFU-B qualifiers. Read More: https://punchng.com/eaglets-to-miss-2027-u-17-afcon-wcup/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Eaglets to miss 2027 U-17 AFCON, W’Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/eaglets-to-miss-2027-u-17-afcon-wcup",
        "published": "2026-10-18T04:22:03.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}