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Maikaba, Uwejamomere bags National U-20, U-17 top jobs

Posted : 08 May 2026

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 U-20 and U-17 Boys National Teams.

Maikaba, who has managed several of Nigeria’s prestigious clubs, has also previously coached the U-17 Boys’ National Team, known as the Golden Eaglets. He was the assistant coach of the U-20 Boys, Flying Eagles, during the period Paul Aigbogun served as head coach.

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 the President Federation Cup) in 2017.

Eboboritse Uwejamomere, the new head coach of five-time world champions Golden Eaglets, has served as a coach-analyst with the senior men's national team, Super Eagles, for many years now.

He is presently head of academy at wave-making Sporting Lagos FC, which recently gained promotion back to the NPFL, and worked as an analyst with the senior women's national team, Super Falcons, as well as academy youth development coach at Millwall FC, Gillingham FC, and Nottingham Forest FC in England.

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

These strategic appointments by the Nigeria Football Federation signal a commitment to revitalizing the nation's youth football structures by integrating experienced local tacticians with modern technical expertise. By placing proven winners and analysts at the helm of the U-20 and U-17 teams, the NFF aims to ensure a steady pipeline of talent for the senior national teams.

 

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