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Nigeria Under-20

Nickname(s)	Flying Eagles
Association	Nigeria Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Isah Ladan Bosso
Home stadium	Agege Stadium
FIFA code	NGA
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1981)
Best result	Runners-up (1989, 2005)
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances	17 (first in 1978–79)
Best result	Champions (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015)
WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament
Appearances	3 (first in 2018)
Best result	Champions(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

• • 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
  • Silver Medal: 2019

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 [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

• 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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