Coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere, who failed to qualify the Golden Eaglets to the 2027 U17 AFCON, may well have been “rewarded” with appointment as an assistant coach with the Nigeria U23s.
A lot was expected of Super Eagles video analyst Ebobo with the Golden Eaglets, but instead the team finished bottom of Group B of the WAFU B U17 AFCON qualifying tournament in Burkina Faso.
The Eaglets struggled against both Niger and Cote d’Ivoire with coach Ebobo missing from the touchline because he does not have a CAF license.
Nigeria thus failed to qualify for the U17 AFCON for the fourth straight time.
His latest appointment with the U23s, who are due to begin training camp in time for a 2027 U23 AFCON qualifier against DR Congo next month, was attributed to “a very powerful official at the NSC”, who was also responsible for getting him the post of Golden Eaglets head coach in the first instance.
“He is the Favoured One,” a top source told SCORENigeria
