Chief coach Aliyu Zubairu has called 30 players like the U20 children in Nigeria, Flying Eagles, prepare for a two -game tour of Egypt at the end of this month.
The team administrator, Aliyu Lawal Ibrahim informed Thanff.com that the seven -time African champions will collide with their Egyptian counterparts in Cairo, capital of Egypt in friendly matches that have been scheduled for February 25 and 27.
This year’s U20 U20 Cup of Africa will be organized in Ivory Coast, from April 26 to May 18, with the four best classified finalists to represent the continent in the FIFA World Cup finals in Chile in Chile, From September 27 to October 19.
Flying Eagles, Champions of Africa in 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011 and 2015, won the WAFU-B U20 championship held in LOMA, TOGO, in October last year, is eligible for the finals in Cote d’IVorire . They defeated Ghana 3-1’s black satellites in the final match.
The two -time runners -up of the FIFA World Cup, in 1989 and 2005, reached a respiratory distance of the semifinals in the FIFA World Cup finals in Argentina, before losing by little before the Republic of Korea later of an extra time.
Flying eagles for camping for the friendlies of Egypt:
Porters: IFEANYI HARCOURT (Sporting Lagos); Light Emerenonye (Diamond Academy); ABUBAKAR RUFAI (Mavlon FC).
Defensores: Adamu Maigari (El-Kanemi Warriors); Daniel Bameyi (Bayelsa United); Kenneth Igbokwe (ENUGU Rangers); Haruna Aliyu (Wikki tourists); Musa Ademu (Wireless FC); Shamsudeen Muhammad (Mavlon FC); Ibrahim Abdullahi; Shamsudeen Ishaq (Grassrunner FC); Steven Jolomi (Mavlon FC).
CentroFielders: Raphael Oyebanji (Shuffle Select FC); Mohammed Ibrahim (Niger Tornados); Kizito OPARA (Campus Academy); Alabi Sulaiman Jojo (warriors el-kanemi); Sulaiman Abubakar (Diamond Academy); Shafiu Adamu (Wikki tourists); Cletus Simon (Mavlon FC)
Forants: Bidemi Amole (Real Sapphire Academy); Clinton Japhet (Enyimba FC); Matthew Chukwusa (Morack Academy); Nasiru Salihu (warriors el-kanemi); Divine Olisha (Fostar Academy); Jerry Salami (Aspire Academia); Oluwaseyi Akinfenwa (Real Sapphire Academy); Shola Adeami (city of Ikorodu); Abdulrahaman Ishaq (Sport Supply Academy); Ezequiel Anthony (Aspire Academia); Sodiq Olalekan Adewunmi (Jaguar Sports FC)