Flying Eagles’ Head Coach Manu Garba (OON) has released a list of 21 players who will represent the country at the 19thAfrican Youth Championship in Senegal.
Skipper Musa Muhammed, who led the U-17 squad that won for Nigeria a record fourth FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2013, will lead the pack, supported by fellow U-17 world champions Akinjide Idowu, Izuchukwu Omego, Abdullahi Alpha, Dele Alampasu, Chidera Ezeh and Taiwo Awoniyi.
Nigeria play host Senegal, Congo-Brazzaville and Cote d’Ivoire in Group A of the tournament scheduled for March 8 to 22 in the Senegalese cities of Dakar and M’Bour.
Ghana, Mali, South Africa and Zambia play in Group B. All four semi finalists will fly Africa’s flag at the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in New Zealand, scheduled for May 30 to July 20.
THE FULL LIST
Joshua Enaholo,
Musa Muhammed,
Mustapha Abdullahi,
Akinjide Idowu,
Saheed AbdulGaniyu,
Izuchukwu Omego,
Bernard Bulbwa,
Alhassan Ibrahim,
Christian Pyagbara,
Abdullahi Alfa,
Saleh Usman,
Ifeanyi Ifeanyi,
Samuel Okon,
Obinna Nwobodo,
Ifeanyi Mathew,
Dele Alampasu,
Chidera Ezeh,
Taiwo Awoniyi,
Bello Zaharadeen,
Wasiu Jimoh,
Olorunleke Ojo
