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Golden Eaglets eliminated from U-17 AFCON, to miss World Cup

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Nigeria lost 2-1 to Burkina Faso in the quarter-final of this year’s U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.


The Junior Stallions went two goals up, thanks to a brace from Aboubacar Camara.


Abubakar Abdullahi pulled one back for the Golden Eaglets midway through the second half, but it ended up being a mere consolation.


This result means Nigeria will not represent the continent at the U-17 World Cup later this year.


However, the Burkina Babes will be one of the four teams to fly Africa’s flag.


The other teams are Senegal, Mali and Morocco.