The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the annual world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The current champion is Germany, which won its first title at the 2023 tournament.
Samson Siasia is a Nigerian former professional football striker and the former head coach of the Nigeria national team from 2010 to October 2011. He was reappointed in 2016.
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi was a Nigerian football player and manager.
Godwin Okpara was born on 20 September 1972 in Obaku, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. He is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Nigeria national team squads that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most successful international women's football team, having won a record eleven Women's Africa Cup of Nations titles; their most recent title in 2018, after defeating South Africa in the final. The team is also the only women's national team from the Confederation of African Football to have reached the quarterfinals in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympics.
Raúl Erasto Gutiérrez Jacobo, also known as El Potro, is a Mexican professional football manager and former player. At the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he coached the Mexico U-17 team to their second title.
Henry Onyemanze Nwosu is a Nigerian football manager and former player.
Edwin Quayle "Ted" Cannon Jr. was a Utah politician and businessman and was a prominent leader and missionary in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Cannon was among the first missionaries of the LDS Church to preach to black people in West Africa and was part of the first group of missionaries sent to establish official congregations of the church in West Africa.
Clarence Franklin Robison was a track athlete and coach at Brigham Young University (BYU). As a collegiate runner, Robison competed in the 880, one-mile, and two-mile, setting conference records in the latter two events. Robison put his track career on hold to enlist in the U.S. Navy during World War II and served for three years.
Elbert Jay Lambert was an American amateur and professional boxer, medical doctor and general surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the 1948 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion and represented the United States as a heavy weight in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. He fought professionally from 1948 to 1950 before leaving the sport to pursue a career in medicine.
Mark Albert Fuller was an American wrestler in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Jackson S. Horsley is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. He represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind East German Roland Matthes and fellow American Mitch Ivey.
The Sierra Leone women's national football team is governed by the Sierra Leone Football Association.
Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares, commonly known as Bruna Benites or simply Bruna, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 club Internacional.
Sara Ilonka Däbritz is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Germany national team.
Josephine Chiwendu Chukwunonye is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kungsbacka DFF and the Nigeria women's national team. She has previously played for Nigerian domestic side Rivers Angels for seven years, and for Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League.
Kelechi Promise Iheanacho is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Sevilla and the Nigeria national team.
Jared Ward is an American long distance runner. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics when he placed third in the marathon at the 2016 US Olympic Trials. He finished sixth at the 2016 Olympics.
Florence Omagbemi is a Nigerian former football midfielder. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team across four FIFA Women's World Cups, several Africa Women Cup of Nations and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2016, she was named interim coach of the Nigeria women's national side, having previously served as an assistant coach to the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team.
Melbourne Dale Schofield was an American hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
