Nigeria 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.

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

Nigeria Under-20
Nickname(s)Flying Eagles
AssociationNigeria Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachIsah Ladan Bosso
Home stadiumAgege Stadium
FIFA codeNGA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1981)
Best resultRunners-up (1989, 2005)
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances18 (first in 1978–79)
Best resultChampions (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015)
WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament
Appearances3 (first in 2018)
Best resultChampions (2022)

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1977Did not enter
1979Semi-finalists3rd412143
1981Semi-finalists3rd410378
1983Champions1st8512137
1985Champions1st8422148
1987Champions1st8611119
1989Champions1st8530166
Egypt 1991Did not enter
Mauritius 1993Group stage5th310222
Nigeria 1995Third place3rd531186
Morocco 1997Did not qualify
Ghana 1999Second place2nd5311115
Ethiopia 2001Group stage8th301216
Morocco 2003Did not qualify
Benin 2005Champions1st5500113
Republic of the Congo 2007Second place2nd521266
Rwanda 2009Third place3rd530285
South Africa 2011Champions1st540194
Algeria 2013Third place3rd530265
Senegal 2015Champions1st5401124
Zambia 2017Did not qualify
Niger 2019Fourth place4th521241
Mauritania 2021Did not qualify
Egypt 2023Third place3rd640282
Total18/237 titles9756142715190

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: Isah Ladan Bosso
  • First Assistant Coach: Oladunni Oyekale
  • Second Assistant Coach: Atune Ali Jolomi
  • Scout: Samaila Marwa Keshi
  • Goalkeepers' Trainer: Suleiman Shuaibu

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.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Chijioke Aniagboso (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 5 0 Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr
1GK Nathaniel Nwosu (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 1 0 Nigeria Water
1GK John Utoblo (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 0 0 Nigeria Mavlon
2DF Solomon Agbalaka (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 6 1 Nigeria MFM
2DF Benjamin Fredrick (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 6 0 England Brentford B
2DF Daniel Bameyi (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 5 0 Nigeria Yumyum
2DF Abel Ogwuche (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 5 0 Sweden Trelleborgs FF
2DF Chimezie Njoku (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 4 0 Nigeria Abia Warriors
2DF Israel Domingo (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 0 0 Nigeria FC Sports
2DF Salim Figo Lawal (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 0 0 Nigeria Mavlon
3MF Samson Lawal (2004-04-25) 25 April 2004 6 1 Scotland Livingston
3MF Daniel Daga (2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 1 0 Nigeria Dakkada
3MF Ibrahim Abdullahi (2005-10-17) 17 October 2005 0 0 Nigeria Samba
3MF Victor Eletu (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 0 0 Italy Milan
3MF Joshua John (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 0 0 Nigeria Nasarawa United
3MF Tochukwu Nadi (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 0 0 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
4FW Sunday Jude (2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 6 2 Nigeria Real Sapphire
4FW Ibrahim Beji Muhammad (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 6 2 Nigeria Giants
4FW Rilwanu Sarki (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 6 0 Nigeria Mahanaim
4FW Umeh Emmanuel (2004-08-31) 31 August 2004 0 0 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
4FW Kehinde Ibrahim (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 0 0 Nigeria 36 Lion

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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  2. "FIFA World Youth Championship USSR 1985™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. "FIFA World Youth Championship Chile 1987™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "FIFA World Youth Championship Saudi Arabia 1989™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. "FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. "FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. "FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. "FIFA U20 World Cup Egypt 2009™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  9. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. "Flying Eagles squad for 2023 FIFA World Cup in Argentina". The NFF - Twitter. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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