Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets would face host Chile, Croatia and USA in Group A of the preliminary round of the FIFA World Under-17 Championship which begins on October 8, 2015 in Chile.
This position came out yesterday after the draws that were conducted at Centro de las Artes 660 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
The Golden Eaglets squad finished fourth at this year’s African U17 Championship in Niger Republic to qualify for the tournament where they will be hoping to defend the crown they won two years back in the United Arab Emirates.
The full draws are as follows:
Group A (Santiago, Vina del Mar, Coquimbo): Chile, Croatia, Nigeria, USA
Group B (La Serena, Coquimbo, Vina del Mar): England, Guinea, Brazil, Korea Republic
Group C (Chillan, Talca): Australia, Germany, Mexico, Argentina
Group D (Talca, Chillan): Belgium, Mali, Honduras, Ecuador
Group E (Concepcion, Puerto Montt): South Africa, Costa Rica, Korea DPR, Russia
Group F (Puerto Montt, Concepcion): New Zealand, France, Syria, Paraguay. [myad]
