Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will miss the 2027 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
This followed the team’s elimination from the 2026 WAFU-B U-17 Championship after a 1-1 draw with Ivory Coast in Ouagadougou on Saturday.
The result was not enough for Nigeria to progress to the next round of the qualifiers.
The failure means Nigeria, five-time world champions at U-17 level, will not feature at the continental and global tournaments next year.