The Nigeria Football Federation has officially announced the appointments of Abdu Maikaba and Eboboritse Uwejamomere as head coaches of Nigeria’s U-20 and U-17 boys’ national teams respectively, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.

Maikaba will take charge of the Flying Eagles, while Uwejamomere has been appointed head coach of the Golden Eaglets following the ratification of their appointments by the NFF Executive Committee.

Maikaba is an experienced tactician who has coached several clubs in the Nigeria Premier Football League and was part of the coaching crew of the Flying Eagles in 2019. He also previously handled the Golden Eaglets and won the President’s Federation Cup in 2017.

Uwejamomere, 29, has built a growing reputation in youth football development and performance analysis. He currently serves as Head of Academy at Sporting Lagos and has worked extensively as a match analyst with both the Super Eagles and Super Falcons.

The young coach also previously worked as an academy youth development coach at Millwall FC, Gillingham FC and Nottingham Forest FC in England. In Nigeria, he served as head coach of Abeokuta-based Stormers SC.

Uche Dozie

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