Coach Abdu Maikaba has named a final 23-man squad for the WAFU B U20 AFCON qualifying tournament in Cote d’Ivoire.
The squad is made up of players from the NPFL as well as a sprinkling of foreign-based pros.
Goalkeeper Lawani Clinton helped Sporting Lagos to win promotion back to the NPFL, central defender Odinaka Alfred featured for Ikorodu City in the Nigerian top-flight league this past season, while former Golden Eaglets striker Abdulmuiz Adeleke is expected to deliver the goals for the WAFU B defending champions.
The Flying Eagles have since settled down in the city of Yamoussoukro in Cote d’Ivoire ahead of their opening game against the Black Satellites of Ghana Monday afternoon.
The Nigeria U20s beat their Ghanaian counterparts 2-1 in the final of the last edition of the competition, in Lome, Togo.
23 FLYING EAGLES TO FLY NIGERIA’S FLAG AT WAFU B U20 CHAMPIONSHIP
Lawani Clinton (Sporting Lagos) Olayemi Ayinla (Warri Wolves); Wahab Musa (FC Malaga); Timilehin Agbonjimi (FC Ablaze); Odinaka Alfred (Aseami Academy); Somto Nnoli (Akwa United); Samson Joshua (Galadima FC); Ebrima Manneh (Sporting Supreme); Abdoulaye Agbeloye (Grassrunner FC); Habila Simeon (Golden Boot Soccer Academy); Imrana Muhammad (Deportivo Alaves); Saifullahi Yusuf (Wikki Tourists); Israel Samuel (Abia Warriors); Sani Shuaibu (Wikki Tourists); Oraro Lucky (Warri Wolves); Rufai Abubakar (NK Istra 1961); Auwal Muhammad (Bichi First); Jamilu Yusuf (Junior Danburan); Adamu Hussaini (Barau FC); Abdulmuiz Adeleke (Sporting Supreme); Abdullahi Ele (JMD FC); Gift Subi (P Sport Academy); Aminu Yusuf (Kano Pillars)
