NFF appoints Maikaba, Uwejamomere as U20, U17 coaches

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The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Abdu Maikaba and Eboboritse Uwejamomere as head coaches of the U20 and U17 Boys National Teams, respectively.

Maikaba, who has managed several Nigerian clubs, has also coached the U17 Boys’ National Team, known as the Golden Eaglets. He was the assistant coach of the U20 Boys (Flying Eagles) during the period when Paul Aigbogun served as head coach.

The soft-spoken tactician has served time with top-of-the-range teams Enyimba FC, Wikki Tourists, Kano Pillars and Plateau United, and famously led Akwa United FC to win the oldest and most prestigious football competition in the land (now known as President Federation Cup) in 2017.

Eboboritse Uwejamomere, the new head coach of five-time world champions Golden Eaglets, has served as coach-analyst with the senior men national team, Super Eagles, for many years now. He is presently head of academy at wave-making Sporting Lagos FC, which recently gained promotion back to the NPFL, and worked as analyst with the senior women national team, Super Falcons, as well as academy youth development coach at Millwall FC, Gillingham FC and Nottingham Forest FC in England. He was also head coach at Abeokuta-based Stormers FC.