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Nigeria Under-20Nickname(s) | Flying Eagles |
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Association | Nigeria Football Association |
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Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
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Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) |
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Head coach | Isah Ladan Bosso |
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Home stadium | Agege Stadium |
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FIFA code | NGA |
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Appearances | 11 (first in 1981) |
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Best result | Runners-up (1989, 2005) |
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Appearances | 17 (first in 1978–79) |
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Best result | Champions (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015) |
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Appearances | 3 (first in 2018) |
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Best result | Champions(2022) |
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The Nigerian 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. The Flying Eagles is the youth team for the national soccer in Nigeria. It plays a large role in the development of Nigerian football, and it’s considered to be the feeder team for the senior team. It is controlled by the Nigerian Football Federation. The team has won a record of seven African 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 (match 4)[1]
- 1985 - Third place (match 31)[2]
- 1987 - Group stage[3]
- 1989 - Runners-up (match 26)[4]
- 1999 - Quarter-finals (match 46)[5]
- 2005 - Runners-up (match 52)[6]
- 2007 - Quarter-finals (match 47)[7]
- 2009 - Round of 16[8]
- 2011 - Quarter-finals (match 48)[9]
- 2013 - Round of 16 (match 39)[10]
- 2015 - Round of 16 (match 41)[11]
- 2017 - Did not qualify [12]
- 2019 - Round of 16 (match 39)[13]
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 |
1991 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1993 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
1995 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
1997 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1999 | Second place | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
2001 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2003 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2005 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
2007 | Second Place | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
2009 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
2013 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
2017 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
2021 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Runners-up: 1989, 2005
- Third-place: 1985
Continental
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
- Winners: 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015
- Runners-up: 1999, 2007
- Third-place: 1979, 1981, 1995, 2009, 2013
- Football at the African Games
Sub-Continental
- WAFU U-20
- Silver: 2018
- Quarterfinals: 2008
Staff
- Head Coach: Isah Ladan Bosso
- First Assistant Coach: Oladunni Oyekale
- 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 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification in Spring 2022
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- Christopher Udemezue (July 1, 1982–June 30, 1987/1988)
- Paul Hamilton (July 1, 1985–June 30, 1986)
- Olatunde Nurudeen Disu (1987–1997)
- Thijs Libregts (July 1, 1998–June 30, 1999)
- Samson Siasia (January 1, 2005–March 26, 2007; June 30, 2009)
- Ladan Basso (2007–2009)
- John Obuh (July 1, 2010–February 1, 2013)
- Emmanuel Amunike (July 1, 2014-November 1, 2017)
- Paul Aigbogun (January 1, 2019-June 30, 2020)
References
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Men |
- National team
- Olympic (U-23)
- U-20
- U-17
- Beach soccer
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League system | Men |
- Premier League
- National League
- Nigeria Nationwide League 1, 2
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Domestic cups | Men |
- Federation Cup
- Super Cup
- Super 4
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Awards |
- Footballer of the Year
- Top scorers
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Lists |
- All-time Table
- Champions
- Men's clubs
- Women's clubs
- International footballers
- Foreign players
- Venues
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- Men's clubs
- Women's clubs
- Men's players
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- Expatriate players
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- Referees
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- Records
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