<Tr> <Th> Best result </Th> <Td> Champions, 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Golden Eaglets are Nigeria's national under - 17 football team . </P> <P> The team won the maiden edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 at China, the 1985 Edition tournament was sponsored by Kodak (when it was known as the U-16 tournament), 1993, 2007, 2013, and 2015 (Becoming only the second team since Brazil to win it back to back); making them the first team ever to win the junior world cup five times . They also won the African Under - 17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners - up in 1995 . </P> <P> After the 2007 victory there was some discussion as to whether the success should be rewarded in the form of cash, or if longer - term investments were more suitable for teenage players . It was pointed out that some previous players had found themselves reduced to poverty due to injury or mismanagement of their funds . </P>

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