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Nigeria Under-20
Nickname(s)Flying Eagles
AssociationNigeria Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachIsah Ladan Bosso
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
Appearances3 (first in 2018)
Best resultChampions(2022)

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



Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record


Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1977Did not enter-------
1979Semi-finalists3rd412143
1981Semi-finalists3rd410378
1983Champions1st8512137
1985Champions1st8422148
1987Champions1st8611119
1989Champions1st8530166
1991Did not enter-------
1993Group stage5th310222
1995Third place3rd531186
1997Did not qualify-------
1999Second place2nd5311115
2001Group stage8th301216
2003Did not qualify-------
2005Champions1st5500113
2007Second Place2nd521266
2009Third place3rd530285
2011Champions1st540194
2013Third place3rd530265
2015Champions1st5401124
2017Did not qualify-------
2019Fourth place4th521241
2021Did not qualify-------
Total17/227 titles9152142514388

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



Current Squad


The following players were named to the squad for 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification in Spring 2022 [14]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Nathaniel Nwosu Water FC
1GK Chijioke Aniagboso Giant Brillars
1GK Saheed Jimoh Adoration FC

2DF Opeyemi Omooloyi Akure City
2DF Abubakar Babaji Niger Tornadoes
2DF Lekan Oyedele Remo Stars
2DF Oluwatosin Adegbite Enyimba
2DF Augustine Njoku Akwa United
2DF Chikezie Okolie Giant Brillars
2DF David Sholumade Akwa United
2DF Benjamin Frederick ABS F.C.

3MF Anas Hassan Vandrezzer FC
3MF Daniel Daga FC One Rocket
3MF Oluwaseyi Falodun Jossy United
3MF Samson Lawal Katsina United
3MF Onuche Ogbelu Fosla Academy
3MF Muhammad Aminu Gombe United
3MF Muhammad Shehu Katsina United
3MF Frederick Godwin City FC

4FW Adams Olubi Zalgiris Vilnius
4FW Tolulope Ojo Remo Stars
4FW Ibrahim Muhammad Maikunkele FC
4FW Ibrahim Yahaya Gombe United
4FW Rilwanu Haliru Sarki Mahanaim FC
4FW Divine Nwachukwu Adoration FC
4FW Ahmed Abdullahi HB Academy
4FW Abdullahi Adam Nasarawa United
4FW Albert Hilary Plateau United

Former coaches



References


  1. "FIFA World Youth Championship Mexico 1983™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. "FIFA World Youth Championship USSR 1985™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. "FIFA World Youth Championship Chile 1987™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "FIFA World Youth Championship Saudi Arabia 1989™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. "FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. "FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. "FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. "FIFA U20 World Cup Egypt 2009™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  9. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. Eludini, Tunde (29 March 2016). "Nigeria fail to qualify for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  14. "Nigeria U20 squad announcement". 27 April 2022.



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