Nigeria’s U20 boys, the Flying Eagles, are officially entering a new era. Head Coach Abdul Maikaba has called up a 35-man provisional squad to kick off training camp ahead of the upcoming WAFU B U20 Championship, scheduled to take place this July in Côte d’Ivoire.
The selected group features a robust mix of domestic talent and exciting foreign-based prospects, broken down into 3 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 11 midfielders, and 11 forwards. All designated players have been instructed to report to the team’s training camp in Abuja on Saturday, May 16th, to begin intensive preparations.
Full Invited Squad List
Goalkeepers
- Clinton Lawani (Sporting Lagos)
- Abubakar Rufai (NK-Istra 1961, Croatia)
- Uchechukwu Aloysius (Akwa United)
Defenders
- Ayinla Olayomi (Warri Wolves)
- Abubakar Aliyu (Wikki Tourists)
- Favour Nkwocha (Morak FC)
- Wahab Bolanle Musa (FC Malaga, Spain)
- Bonaventure Chiemela (Inter Lagos)
- Gamagira Umar Suleman (Ranchers Bees)
- Mathias Azi Yakubu (GBS)
- Mutari Momoh (NK-Istra 1961, Croatia)
- Abdulaziz Musa Ndaman (Mavlon FC)
- Godwin Samuel (Ikon Allah FC)
Midfielders
- Victor Samuel (Sporting Lagos)
- Oraro Apine (Warri Wolves)
- Sale Abdulrashid (Kryubar FC, Ukraine)
- Sa’ad Tijjani (Barau FC)
- Imran Ahmad (Kano Pillars)
- Peres Jerem (P Sports)
- Ayeni Samson (Stormers FC)
- Habila Simeon Sulai (GBS)
- Simon Karshe Cletus (FC Rijeka, Croatia)
- Auwalu Mohammed (Bichi First FC)
- Ibrahim Yakubu (Turbo Touch)
Forwards
- Abba Dalli (Katsina United)
- Prince Columbus (Forster Academy)
- Goodluck Angel (P Sports)
- Imrana Mohammed (FC Alaves, Spain)
- Adamu Hussaini (Barau FC)
- Seun Akanji (Sporting Lagos)
- Shamsudeen Adamu Abdullahi (Capital City FC)
- Alex Leme (Sporting Lagos)
- Ezekiel Oguchukwu (Mavlon FC)
- Mus’ab Suleiman (Footwork FC)
- Peter Pam Davou (Vitkovice, Czech Republic)
