Nigeria national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | Flying Eagles | ||
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| Association | Nigeria Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |
 Manu Garba | ||
| Home stadium | Abuja Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NGA | ||
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Nigeria U-20 men's national soccer team, also known as Nigeria Under-20s or nicknamed Flying Eagles, is the youth team for national soccer in Nigeria. It plays a large role in the development of Nigerian soccer, and is considered to be the feeder team for the Nigeria men's national soccer team and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation.
Former coaches
- Christopher Udemezue (1982-1987)
- Paul Hamilton (1983-1985)
- Olatunde Nurudeen Disu (1987-1997)
- Thijs Libregts (1998-1999)
- Samson Siasia (2005-2007,2009)
- Ladan Basso (2007-2009)
- John Obuh (2011-2013)
Achievements
- African Youth Championship: Champions 7 times
- FIFA World Youth Championship
- WAFU U-20 Championship
- 2008- Quarterfinals
Staff
- Head Coach: Manu Garba
Current squad
The following 21 players were named to the squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Caps correct as of 11 June 2015
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Joshua Enaholo | 24 July 1996 | 12 | 0 | MFM FC
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| 21 | GK | Olorunleke Ojo | 17 August 1995 | 3 | 0 | Giwa FC
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| 16 | GK | Dele Alampasu | 24 December 1996 | 0 | 0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Racing Genk Academy |
| 2 | DF | Musa Muhammed | 31 October 1996 | 14 | 5 |  Besiktas JK
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| 6 | DF | Prince Izu Omego | 15 August 1996 | 10 | 0 | Standard Academy
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| 3 | DF | Mustapha Abdullahi | 18 January 1996 | 12 | 0 | Spotlight F.C.
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| 19 | DF | Zaharaddeen Bello | 17 December 1997 | 12 | 0 | Dabo Babes
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| 5 | DF | Wilfred Ndidi | 16 December 1996 | 15 | 0 | Racing Genk |
| 8 | MF | Kingsley Sokari | 30 May 1995 | 3 | 1 |  Esperance
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| 7 | MF | Bernard Bulbwa | 11 October 1996 | 11 | 1 | Esperance
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| 12 | MF | Ifeanyi Ifeanyi | 15 August 1995 | 11 | 0 |
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| 14 | MF | Chidiebere Nwakali | 26 December 1996 | 3 | 0 |  Manchester City F.C.
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| 10 | MF | Kelechi Iheanacho | 3 October 1996 | 2 | 0 | Manchester City F.C.
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| 4 | MF | Akinjide Idowu | 9 September 1996 | 14 | 0 | Mutunchi Football Academy
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| 15 | MF | Ifeanyi Matthew | 20 January 1997 | 11 | 3 | El-Kanemi Warriors
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| 13 | MF | Godwin Saviour | 22 August 1996 | 3 | 1 | FC Sports |
| 9 | FW | Isaac Success | 7 January 1996 | 4 | 2 |  Granada CF
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| 17 | FW | Chidera Eze | 2 October 1997 | 4 | 2 |  FC Porto
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| 18 | FW | Taiwo Awoniyi | 12 August 1997 | 16 | 7 |  FSV Frankfurt
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| 20 | FW | Moses Simon | 12 July 1995 | 4 | 0 | KAA Gent
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| 11 | FW | Musa Yahaya | 16 December 1996 | 9 | 4 | Tottenham |
Recent Callups
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Adamu Abubakar | 15 October 1997 | 1 | 0 | Flash Flamingoes
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| GK | Emeka Nwabulu | 20 October 1996 | 1 | 0 | Wikki Tourists F.C.
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| DF | Abdulganiyu Saheed | 23 March 1996 | 1 | 0 |
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| DF | Samuel Okon | 15 December 1996 | 0 | 0 |
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| DF | Kingsley Madu | 12 December 1994 | 10 | 0 |  AS Trenčín
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| DF | Ifeanyi Nweke | 1 | 0 | Nasarawa United
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| DF | Aliyu Abubakar | 15 June 1995 | 1 | 0 |
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| MF | Abdullahi Alfa | 29 July 1996 | 6 | 0 |
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| MF | Wasiu Jimoh | 11 October 1996 | 3 | 0 | Kwara Football Academy
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| MF | Seun Olulayo | 6 | 0 | Sunshine Stars F.C.
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| FW | Christian Pyagbara | March 13, 1996 | 6 | 3 | Dolphins
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| FW | Obinna Nwobodo | 29 November 1996 | 5 | 1 | Enugu Rangers
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| FW | Suleiman Abdullahi | 10 December 1996 | 3 | 0 | El-Kanemi Warriors
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| FW | Alhassan Ibrahim | 3 November 1996 | 9 | 4 |  Kalmar FF
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| FW | Usman Hassan Saleh | 27 August 1995 | 3 | 0 |
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| FW | Abubakar Lawal | 2 | 0 | Sokoto United
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| FW | Ossai Alu | 19 September 1995 | 3 | 2 | ISL 99F.C. |
Older Squads
References
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4065/africa/2014/05/11/4810416/nigeria-u20-defeat-tanzania-2-0-in-dar-es-salam?ICID=AR_RS_1
- ↑ http://mtnfootball.com/news/513729/Musa-Muhammed-leads-Flying-Eagles-to-AYC
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