The Confederation of African Football, CAF has excluded three Nigerian players from participating at the Under 17 African Championship which begins in Morocco on Saturday.<br /><br />MRI test, which can accurately determine the ages of players, conducted on Friday showed that two defenders and a striker were above the age limit for the competition.&nbsp; <br /><br />The affected players are Wilfred Onyinye Ndidi (Nath FC, Lagos), <span style="">Ibrahim Abdullahi (Sardauna Academy, Kano) and </span><span style="">Emmanuel Asadu (Amuneke Academy)</span> .<br /><br />Their omission from the tournament has now reduced the Under 17 squad to 18 players.<br /><br />The Golden Eaglets, three time world champions, are pitted in the same group with bitter rivals Ghana, Congo and Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire <br /><br />