{"id":2331,"date":"2023-06-23T22:26:21","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/06\/23\/nigeria-u-17-striker-light-eke-graduates-from-secondary-school\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T22:26:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:26:21","slug":"nigeria-u-17-striker-light-eke-graduates-from-secondary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/06\/23\/nigeria-u-17-striker-light-eke-graduates-from-secondary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke graduates from secondary school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<p><!-- .entry-header-outer \/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"543\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation\" decoding=\"async\" is_main_img=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"88743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sportsration.com\/nigeria-u-17-striker-light-eke-graduates-from-secondary-school\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=720%2C543&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,543\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=350%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=450%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?resize=350%2C264&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?resize=450%2C339&amp;ssl=1 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=720%2C543&amp;ssl=1&amp;is-pending-load=1\"\/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tie-icon-camera\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p>2023 Nigeria U-17 Golden Eaglets striker Light Eke has graduated from secondary school at Greenspring College, SportsRation reports.<\/p>\n<p>Eke was spotted amongst graduands at a colourful ceremony at the Greenfield College premises to mark the end of the graduating class sojourn in the school.<\/p>\n<p>The light-skinned striker was part of the Golden Eaglets squad for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament in Algeria earlier this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88744\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"88744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sportsration.com\/nigeria-u-17-striker-light-eke-graduates-from-secondary-school\/images-20-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Light Eke in action for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Light Eke in action for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Light Eke (green) in action for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?fit=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?fit=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88744 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"Light Eke in action for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?resize=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?resize=350%2C233&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"88744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sportsration.com\/nigeria-u-17-striker-light-eke-graduates-from-secondary-school\/images-20-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Light Eke in action for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Light Eke in action for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Light Eke (green) in action for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?fit=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?fit=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88744\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?resize=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Light Eke in action for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?resize=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/images-20.jpeg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light Eke (green) in action for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite failing to reach the Semi-final and thus missing a ticket to the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Nduka Ugbade tutored Eaglets were hailed as the youngest ever paraded by Nigeria in history.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88743\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"88743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sportsration.com\/nigeria-u-17-striker-light-eke-graduates-from-secondary-school\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=720%2C543&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,543\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=350%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=450%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88743 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation\" width=\"350\" height=\"264\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?resize=350%2C264&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?resize=450%2C339&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?resize=350%2C264&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"88743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sportsration.com\/nigeria-u-17-striker-light-eke-graduates-from-secondary-school\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=720%2C543&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,543\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=350%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?fit=450%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88743\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?resize=350%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for photograph at the Greenfield College graduation\" width=\"350\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?resize=350%2C264&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?resize=450%2C339&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jpeg-optimizer_1687527814426.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light-skinned Nigeria U-17 striker Light Eke poses for a photograph at the Greenspring College graduation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Light Eke\u2019s secondary school graduation further adds legitimacy to their rating as \u2018 true U-17 \u2018 boys.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content \/--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br 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Eke was spotted amongst graduands at a colourful ceremony at the Greenfield College premises to mark the end of the graduating class sojourn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}