Nigeria’s U20 Men team will play two test games in Niamey before the kick off of the WAFU B U20 Championship, the NFF has confirmed.
The Flying Eagles are expected to leave the Country on Thursday for Niamey ahead of the championship flag off date and the NFF also announced the 28-man squad selected for the competition.
Full list of 28 players
Goalkeepers: Nathaniel Nwosu (Water FC); Chijioke Aniagboso (Giant Brillars); Saheed Jimoh (Adoration FC)
Defenders: Opeyemi Omooloyi (Akure City); Abubakar Babaji (Niger Tornadoes); Lekan Oyedele (Remo Stars); Oluwatosin Adegbite (Enyimba FC); Augustine Njoku (Abia Warriors); Chikezie Okolie (Giant Brillars); David Sholumade (Akwa United); Benjamin Frederick (ABS FC)
Midfielders: Anas Hassan (Vandrezzer FC); Daniel Daga (FC One Rocket); Oluwaseyi Falodun (Jossy United); Samson Lawal (Katsina United); Onuche Ogbelu (Fosla Academy); Muhammad Aminu (Gombe United); Muhammad Shehu (Katsina United); Frederick Godwin (City FC)
Forwards: Adams Olubi (FK Zalgris Vilnius, Lithuania); Tolulope Ojo (Remo Stars); Ibrahim Muhammad (Maikunkele FC); Ibrahim Yahaya (Gombe United); Rilwanu Haliru Sarki (Mahanaim FC); Divine Nwachukwu (Adoration FC); Ahmed Abdullahi (HB Academy); Abdullahi Adam (Nasarawa United); Albert Hilary (Plateau United)
Nigeria is drawn in group B against Ghana and Burkina Faso, while hosts Niger will face Benin Republic, Togo and Cote d’Ivoire in group A.
Flying Eagles will get their campaign off under way against Ghana’s Black Satellites on May 8 and battle Young Etalons of Burkina Faso three days later.
Both matches are scheduled to hold at the General Seyni Kountche Stadium, Niamey.
Only two teams from the Championship will progress to the Africa U20 Cup of Nations which holds next year in Egypt.
