Head Coach of the Nigeria Under-20 boys team, Emmanuel Amuneke, has opted to have a three-day open screening for new players ahead of the team’s camping for a 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Burundi.
Burundi progressed to be eligible to square up with Cup holder, Nigeria, after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR of C) withdrew from the race.
Amuneke called for open screening between Thursday, April 7 and Saturday, April 9 before a group of 30 invited players will arrive camp in Abuja on Monday, April 11.
Team secretary, Ibrahim Aliyu Lawal told our correspondent that 30 invited players will be camped at the Serob Legacy Hotel, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ahead of the first leg of the fixture scheduled for Bujumbura on the weekend of 20th – 22nd May. The return leg will hold in Nigeria two weeks after.
The group of invited players is dominated by Nigeria’s 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup winners, including goalkeeper Akpan Udoh and attacking midfielders, Chukwudi Agor and Orji Okoronkwo.
The full list include: Akpan Udoh, John Lazarus, David Enogela, Kingsley Michael, Funsho Bamgboye, Chinedu Madueke, Chukwudi Agor, Joel Osikel, Ejike Ikwu, Udochukwu Anumudu, Amos Benjamin, Osinachi Ebere, Orji Okonkwo, Chiaha Chisom, Suleiman Abdullahi, Kehinde Ayinde, Anas Mohammed, Douglas Uzama, Ayodeji Bamidele, Jack Ipalibo, Ernest Agenor, Najib Hamza, Johnson Umah, Chukwuebuka Okoroji, Gavi Thompson, Bright Etaghara, Samuel Obehi, Timothy Idoko, Abbas Usman, Yinusa Abdul.
