Nigeria national under-20 football team

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	2 (first in 2018)
Best result	Runners-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 timer 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
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	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

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: Oyekale Oladunni
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]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Detan Ogundare	(2000-12-08)8 December 2000 (aged 18)	Shooting Stars
1GK	Olawale Oremade	(1999-12-31)31 December 1999 (aged 19)	Dakkada FC
1GK	Jonathan Zaccala	(2001-10-08)8 October 2001 (aged 17)	Triestina

2DF	Valentine Ozornwafor	(1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 19)	Enyimba
2DF	Olasunkanmi Aliyu	(1999-09-28)28 September 1999 (aged 19)	Emmanuel Amuneke Academy
2DF	Igoh Ogbu	(2000-02-08)8 February 2000 (aged 19)	Rosenborg
2DF	Ikouwem Udo	(1999-11-11)11 November 1999 (aged 19)	Enyimba
2DF	Muhammad Rabiu	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 17)	Plateau United
2DF	Jamil Muhammad	(2000-11-12)12 November 2000 (aged 18)	Kano Pillars

3MF	Nnamdi Ofoborh	(1999-11-07)7 November 1999 (aged 19)	Bournemouth
3MF	Peter Eletu	(2000-01-24)24 January 2000 (aged 19)	Prince Kazeem FC
3MF	Tom Dele-Bashiru	(1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 19)	Manchester City
3MF	Kingsley Michael	(1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 19)	Perugia
3MF	Maxwell Effiom	(1999-11-05)5 November 1999 (aged 19)	Enyimba
3MF	Aniekeme Okon	(1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 20)	Akwa United
3MF	Collins Sor		36 lions

4FW	Akor Jerome Adams	(2000-01-29)29 January 2000 (aged 19)	Sogndal
4FW	Tijani Muhammed	(2000-05-13)13 May 2000 (aged 19)	FC Baník Ostrava
4FW	Henry Offia	(1999-12-26)26 December 1999 (aged 19)	Sirius
4FW	Chinonso Emeka		Brookhouse
4FW	Joshua Obioma	17 March 2000 (aged 19)	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	Akpan Udoh	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999	1	0	Bnei Sakhnin
	2DF	Zaruma Samuel	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002	4	1	Plateau United
	1GK	Mohammed Galadima		0	0	Nasarawa United
20	1GK	Horlah Oladeji	(1999-12-02) 2 December 1999	0	0	ABS
	2DF	Chidubem Nwosu		0	0	36 Lions
	2DF	Mubarak Abdulsalam		0	0	Wikki Tourists
	2DF	Solomon Onome	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999	0	0
	2DF	Ekene Olisema	(2000-05-12) 12 May 2000	4	0	Lobi Stars
	2DF	Abdullahi Abubakar	(1999-11-03) 3 November 1999	0	0	Nasarawa United
	3MF	Douglas Achiv		0	0	Nasarawa United
	3MF	Duarw Nuhu	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999	0	0	Akwa United
	3MF	Ali Isah		1	0
	3MF	Quadri Liameed		0	0	36 Lions
	3MF	Aremu Afeez	(1999-10-03) 3 October 1999	2	1	IK Start
	3MF	Alhassan Ibrahim	(2000-10-14) 14 October 2000	4	1	Kano Pillars
	4FW	Nazifi Yahaya	(2000-12-16) 16 December 2000	2	2	Sonderjyske
	4FW	Ibrahim Aliyu		0	0	Oasis FC
	4FW	Adeshina Gata	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999	2	0	Wikki Tourists
	4FW	Ibrahim Abubakar Babawo	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000	5	1	Plateau United
	4FW	Okoh Victor		0	0	Real Sapphire FC
	4FW	Mohammed Nur	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002	0	0	El-Kanemi Warriors
	4FW	Idris Guda	(2000-12-15) 15 December 2000	1	0	Wikki Tourists
	4FW	Eneji Moses	(1999-04-08) 8 April 1999	1	0	Plateau United
	4FW	Wasiu Alalade	(1999-07-06) 6 July 1999	4	3	Enyimba
	4FW	Jesse Akila	(2001-12-27) 27 December 2001	1	0	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 (A)	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Knockout stage
2	United States (A)	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Nigeria (A)	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
4	Qatar (E)	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

24 May 2019

18:00

Qatar	0–4	Nigeria
	Report

Tychy Stadium, Tychy

Attendance: 3,010[7]

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

27 May 2019

20:30

United States	2-0	Nigeria
	Report

Bielsko-Biala Stadium, Bielsko-Biała

30 May 2019

20:30

Nigeria	1-1	Ukraine
	Report

Bielsko-Biala Stadium, Bielsko-Biała

2019 FIFA U20 World Cup (Knockout Stage)

3 June 2019

20:30

Nigeria	2–1
Sagna 36' Niane 45+3'	Report	Makanjuola 50'

Łódź Stadium, Łódź

Attendance: 6,854[8]

Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Former coaches

Christopher Udemezue (1982–1987)
Paul Hamilton (1983–1985)
Olatunde Nurudeen Disu (1987–1997)
Thijs Libregts (1998–1999)
Samson Siasia (2005–2007, 2009)
Ladan Basso (2007–2009)
John Obuh (2011–2013)
Emmanuel Amunike (2016)
Paul Aigbogun (2018-2019]]

References

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https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/329827-flying-eagles-coach-names-final-squad-for-fifa-u-20-world-cup.html
https://www.livesoccertv.com/news/29936/nigeria-u-20-team-profile-key-players-full-squad-list-coach-for-2019-fifa-u-20-world-cup/
http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=oMQ58GCx1odHOVWhH07Vcg%3d%3d
"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.
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"Match report – Group D – Qatar v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
"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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