The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria has be drawn in the Group A of 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations alongside hosts Tanzania, Angola and debutantes, Uganda.
The draw for the biennial competition took place on Thursday at the Mlimani City Conference Centre, Dar Es Salam with Guinea who finished third at the last edition of the competition draw in Group B with Morocco, Senegal and Cameroon.
The Golden Eaglets who had won the competition twice in 2001 and 2007 will have their hands full against host Nation in the opening game of the tournament on April 14, while they lock horns with Uganda on the 17th before the final group game with Angola on 20th.
The competition will be played between April 14 to 28 and the last four teams will represent Africa at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru later in 2019.
Here is the full draw:
Group A
Tanzania
Nigeria
Angola
Uganda
Group B
Guinea
Cameroon
Morocco
Senegal
Packaged by Lanre Olabisi
