Nigeria_national_under-20_football_team

Nigeria national under-20 football team

Nigeria national under-20 football team

National youth association football team

For the women's team, see Nigeria women's national under-20 football team.

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.

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Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

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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

Continental

Sub-Continental

Staff

  • Head Coach: Mitchell Adebanjo
  • First Assistant Coach: Usman Garba Suleiman
  • Second Assistant Coach: Emeka Uzoma
  • Scout: Hubert Okeke
  • Goalkeepers' Trainer: Babajide Adegoke

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023.[13]

Caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2023, after the match against Tunisia.

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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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    "FIFA World Youth Championship Chile 1987™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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    "FIFA World Youth Championship Saudi Arabia 1989™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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    "FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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    "FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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    "FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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    "FIFA U20 World Cup Egypt 2009™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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    "FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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    "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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    "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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    "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Flying Eagles squad for 2023 FIFA World Cup in Argentina". The NFF - Twitter. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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