On a cool evening in Dar es Salaam, the Super Eagles lined up against Congo in the CHAN 2024. Among them stood a boy who wasn’t even old enough to drive — 15-year-old Ebenezer Harcourt.
The Sporting Lagos goalkeeper not only started the match, he kept a clean sheet as Nigeria won 2-0. With that, he became the youngest player ever to feature for the Super Eagles.
Harcourt is no stranger to pressure. Already the Flying Eagles’ number one, he was part of the squad that clinched bronze at this year’s U-20 AFCON.
Now, with the world watching, he represents a new wave of Nigerian football: fearless, young, and ready.
As fans cheered his saves, one thing became clear — the future of Nigerian goalkeeping may have arrived earlier than expected.
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