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Nigeria's under-17 team
The Flying Eaglets have won the under-17 World Cup three times

An African nation may yet to have won the World Cup, as Pele famously predicted, but there have been no such shortcomings at U17 level.

Nigeria are the current world champions after a 3-0 penalty win over Spain in the final of the 2007 Fifa Under-17 World Cup, held in South Korea.

2009 Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria

The victory gave the Golden Eaglets their third U17 world title, having won the tournament in 1985 and 1993.

Nigeria will defend their title on home soil in 2009.

Gambia are the 2009 African champions having won the continental title in Algeria and have also qualified for the Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

Runners-up at the African championship Algeria, plus beaten semi-finalists Burkina Faso and Malawi, will also play at this year's global event.



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Nigeria are U-17 world champions
09 Sep 07 |  African
Cruel exit for Ghana under-17 side
05 Sep 07 |  African
Nigeria not worried by U-17 draw
17 May 07 |  African
2007 Fifa Under-17 World Cup schedule
09 Sep 07 |  Football
2007 Afr U-17 Championship
11 Mar 07 |  African

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