Simon Cletus, a Senior Secondary School (SSS) 1 student, student will captain the Golden Eaglets at this year’s WAFU B U-17 qualifying tournament in Ghana.

Francis Achi, the Golden Eaglets media officer disclosed this on his X handle.

According to Achi Cletus, who plays for Mavlon FC, is a student of Palm Ville College, Lagos.

Simon Cletus, first from the right, with his school mates

Cletus and his Golden Eaglets teammates will hope to defend the WAFU B U-17 title which their predecessors won in Ghana in 2022.

The Eaglets will take on Burkina Faso, Togo and Niger Republic at this year’s edition.

The Manu Garba-led side will kick off their campaign at the tournament against Burkina Faso on Thursday.

Hosts, Ghana will take on Côte d’Ivoire in the opening game scheduled for today (Wednesday).

The WAFU B U-17 tournament which is the qualifiers for the U-17 AFCON, will end on 28 May.

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