Nigeria's youth soccer team will miss the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup, their first such absence in consecutive years.

Nigeria's youth soccer team, the Golden Eaglets, will miss the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, which qualifies teams for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar. This is the first time Nigeria will miss consecutive U-17 World Cups, an event they've won five times. The tournament, expanded to 16 teams, will include Gambia, Tunisia, and other qualifiers from different regions. The absence marks a significant setback for Nigerian youth soccer.

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