NFF appoints new Golden Eaglets, Flying Eagles coaches

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The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointments of Abdu Maikaba and Eboboritse Uwejamomere as head coaches of the men’s national U-20 and the U-17 boys national team respectively.

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Maikaba and Uwejamomere’s appointments followed the reshuffling of the backroom of all age grade national football teams.

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“The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the recommendation of the Federation’s Technical and Development Committee for the appointments of Abdu Maikaba and Eboboritse Uwejamomere as head coaches of the U20 and U17 Boys National Teams,” the NFF announced on Thursday.

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

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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.

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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.

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He is presently head of academy at 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.

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He was also head coach at Abeokuta-based Stormers FC.

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According to reports, he beat Beyond Limits coach Olumide Ajibolade and Pleateu United gaffer Shola Adegun to the job.

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Following changes in the backroom of the female age-grade national team, the only team left to feel the change is the national U-23 team.

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It has been reported that former Super Eagles players, Samson Siasia and Daniel Amokachi are in contention for the job ahead of the qualifiers for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

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