Admin I Thursday, May 07, 2026
ABUJA, Nigeria – 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 U20 and U17 Boys National Teams.
Maikaba, who has managed several of Nigeria’s prestigious clubs, has also previously coached the U17 Boys’ National Team, known as Golden Eaglets. He was assistant coach of the U20 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 President Federation Cup) in 2017.
Eboboritse Uwejamomere, the new head coach of five-time world champions Golden Eaglets, has served as coach-analyst with the senior men 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 analyst with the senior women 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 head coach at Abeokuta-based Stormers FC.
President Federation Cup: National Playoff Results
Women
NAF Queens (FCT) 3-1 Model Queens (Kwara)
Kada Queens (Kaduna) 1-3 Mighty Jets Mata (Plateau)
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Bayelsa Princesses (Bayelsa) 1-2 Ikukuoma Queens (Imo)
Zorha Queens (Enugu) 1-2 Esthinghton FC (Ebonyi)
Men
Sunshine U19 (Ondo) 3-1 Harmony FC (Ekiti)
G12 FC (Lagos) 0-0 Dokkal Khairu FC (Osun) – G12 wins 3-2 after penalties
Westgate FC (Edo) 2-0 Amanda FC (Anambra)
Zamfara United Feeders (Zamfara) 0-3 Kanta Warriors (Kebbi)
Adamawa Academy (Adamawa) 3-3 El-Kanemi Warriors Jnr (Borno) – Adamawa Academy wins 8-7 after penalties
Sporting Supreme U19 (FCT) 5-0 Reighner FC (Kogi)
