| Nickname(s) | Golden Eaglets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Nigeria Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Manu Garba | ||
| Home stadium | Abuja Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NGA | ||
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 France 3–0 Nigeria  (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 30 September 2001)  Benin 3–0 Nigeria (Porto-Novo, Benin; , 2009) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) | ||
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2001, 2007) | ||
The Nigeria national U-17 football team, known as the Golden Eaglets, is the youngest team that represents Nigeria in football.[1] The team is the most successful in international football for their age group, winning a record five FIFA U-17 World Cup titles[2] and have been runners-up on three occasions. They are also two-time Africa U-17 Cup of Nations champions with their most recent title at the 2007 edition.[3]
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- ^ "Which team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup the most times?". FIFA. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Golden Eaglets miss out on 3rd U17 AFCON title with lots of work to do". May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.