Nigeria national under-20 football team

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Nigeria Under-20
Nickname(s)Flying Eagles
AssociationNigeria Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coach
Home stadiumAgege Stadium
FIFA codeNGA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1981)
Best resultRunners-up (1989, 2005)
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances17 (first in 1978–79)
Best resultChampions (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015)
WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultRunners-up (2018)

The Nigeria men's national under-20 football team represents Nigeria in men's international football also known as the Nigeria Under-20s or nicknamed the Flying Eagles, is the youth team for national soccer in Nigeria. It plays a large role in the development of Nigerian football, and is considered to be the feeder team for the senior team. It is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. The team as won a record seven Africa U-20 Cup of Nations titles and are also two-times runners-up of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Competitive record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record[]

    • 1983 - Group stage
    • 1985 - Third place
    • 1987 - Group stage
    • 1989 - Runners-up
    • 1999 - Quarter-finals
    • 2005 - Runners-up
    • 2007 - Quarter-finals
    • 2009 - Round of 16
    • 2011 - Quarter-finals
    • 2013 - Round of 16
    • 2015 - Round of 16
    • 2017 - Did not qualify
    • 2019 - Round of 16

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record[]

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1977 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1979 Semi-finalists 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 3
1981 Semi-finalists 3rd 4 1 0 3 7 8
1983 Champions 1st 8 5 1 2 13 7
1985 Champions 1st 8 4 2 2 14 8
1987 Champions 1st 8 6 1 1 11 9
1989 Champions 1st 8 5 3 0 16 6
Egypt1991 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Mauritius1993 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 2
Nigeria1995 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 8 6
Morocco1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Ghana1999 Second place 2nd 5 3 1 1 11 5
Ethiopia2001 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 6
Morocco2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Benin2005 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 11 3
Republic of the Congo2007 Second Place 2nd 5 2 1 2 6 6
Rwanda2009 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 8 5
South Africa2011 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 9 4
Algeria2013 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 6 5
Senegal2015 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 12 4
Zambia2017 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Niger2019 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 4 1
Mauritania2021 To be determined - - - - - - -
Total 17/22 7 titles 91 52 14 25 143 88

A gold background colour indicates that Nigeria won the tournament.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

*There was no third place match from 1979-1989.

Team honours and achievements[]

Intercontinental

Continental

Sub-Continental

Staff[]

  • Head Coach:
  • First Assistant Coach:
  • Second Assistant Coach: Atune Ali Jolomi
  • Scout: Samaila Marwa Keshi
  • Goalkeepers' Trainer: Suleiman Shuaibu

Current squad[]

The following players were named to the squad for 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup [1]
[2][3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK (2000-12-08)8 December 2000 (aged 18) Nigeria Shooting Stars
1GK (1999-12-31)31 December 1999 (aged 19) Nigeria Dakkada FC
1GK Jonathan Zaccala (2001-10-08)8 October 2001 (aged 17) Italy Triestina
2DF Valentine Ozornwafor (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 19) Nigeria Enyimba
2DF (1999-09-28)28 September 1999 (aged 19) Nigeria Emmanuel Amuneke Academy
2DF Igoh Ogbu (2000-02-08)8 February 2000 (aged 19) Norway Rosenborg
2DF Ikouwem Udo (1999-11-11)11 November 1999 (aged 19) Nigeria Enyimba
2DF (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 17) Nigeria Plateau United
2DF Jamil Muhammad (2000-11-12)12 November 2000 (aged 18) Nigeria Kano Pillars
3MF Nnamdi Ofoborh (1999-11-07)7 November 1999 (aged 19) England Bournemouth
3MF (2000-01-24)24 January 2000 (aged 19) Nigeria Prince Kazeem FC
3MF Tom Dele-Bashiru (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 19) England Manchester City
3MF Kingsley Michael (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 19) Italy Perugia
3MF (1999-11-05)5 November 1999 (aged 19) Nigeria Enyimba
3MF Aniekeme Okon (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 20) Nigeria Akwa United
3MF Nigeria
4FW (2000-01-29)29 January 2000 (aged 19) Norway Sogndal
4FW (2000-05-13)13 May 2000 (aged 19) Czech Republic FC Baník Ostrava
4FW Henry Offia (1999-12-26)26 December 1999 (aged 19) Sweden Sirius
4FW Chinonso Emeka England Brookhouse
4FW 17 March 2000 (aged 19) England Welling United

Recent callups[]

Players called for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and Qualification [4] [5] [6]

Caps as of 21 October 2018

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 22) 1 0 Israel Bnei Sakhnin
2DF Zaruma Samuel (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 19) 4 1 Nigeria Plateau United
1GK {{{name}}} 0 0 Nigeria Nasarawa United
20 1GK Horlah Oladeji (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Nigeria ABS
2DF Chidubem Nwosu 0 0 Nigeria 36 Lions
2DF Mubarak Abdulsalam 0 0 Nigeria Wikki Tourists
2DF Solomon Onome (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Nigeria
2DF Ekene Olisema (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 21) 4 0 Nigeria Lobi Stars
2DF Abdullahi Abubakar (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Nigeria Nasarawa United
3MF Douglas Achiv 0 0 Nigeria Nasarawa United
3MF Duarw Nuhu (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Nigeria Akwa United
3MF Ali Isah 1 0 Nigeria
3MF Quadri Liameed 0 0 Nigeria 36 Lions
3MF Aremu Afeez (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 22) 2 1 Norway IK Start
3MF Alhassan Ibrahim (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 21) 4 1 Nigeria Kano Pillars
4FW Nazifi Yahaya (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 (age 21) 2 2 Denmark Sonderjyske
4FW Ibrahim Aliyu 0 0 Nigeria Oasis FC
4FW Adeshina Gata (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 22) 2 0 Nigeria Wikki Tourists
4FW Ibrahim Abubakar Babawo (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 22) 5 1 Nigeria Plateau United
4FW Okoh Victor 0 0 Nigeria Real Sapphire FC
4FW Mohammed Nur (2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Nigeria El-Kanemi Warriors
4FW Idris Guda (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Nigeria Wikki Tourists
4FW Eneji Moses (1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 22) 1 0 Nigeria Plateau United
4FW Wasiu Alalade (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 22) 4 3 Nigeria Enyimba
4FW Jesse Akila (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Nigeria MFM F.C.

Current team status[]

2019 FIFA U20 World Cup (Group Stage)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Qatar 0–4 Nigeria
Report
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 3,010[7]
Referee: (Mexico)
United States 2-0 Nigeria
Report
Nigeria 1-1 Ukraine
Report

2019 FIFA U20 World Cup (Knockout Stage)

Senegal 2–1 Nigeria
  • Sagna 36'
  • Niane 45+3'
 Report
  • 50'
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 6,854[8]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Former coaches[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nigeria's 23-man AFCON squad lands in Ismailia". 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Flying Eagles coach names final squad for FIFA U-20 World Cup | Premium Times Nigeria". 14 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Nigeria U-20 team profile: Key players, full squad list, coach for 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup".
  4. ^ http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=oMQ58GCx1odHOVWhH07Vcg%3d%3d[bare URL]
  5. ^ "Flying Eagles Captain, Udoh: We're Going For Away Win Against Guinea Bissau - Complete Sports Nigeria". Complete Sports Nigeria. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ^ "CAFOnline.com".
  7. ^ "Match report – Group D – Qatar v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – Senegal v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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