Flying Eagles coach submits provisional list for U-20 World Cup

A provisional list of 30 players has been submitted by coach of the U-20 national team, Paul Aigbogun for the forthcoming World Cup set to be staged in Poland next month.

As earlier reported, hot-in-demand Villarreal of Spain striker Samuel Chukwueze tops the list of players invited to the camp in Germany alongside Bologna of Italy midfielder Kingsley Michael and Manchester City’s midfielder Tom Dele Bashiru.

The full-list of players submitted to the Nigerian Football Federation by coach Aigbogun include;

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Home-Based: Detan Ogundare, Olawale Oremade, Matthew Yakubu, Mike Zaruma, Rabiu Mohammad, Solomon Onome, Ikouwem Udo Utin, Quadri Liameed, Adewale Oladoye, Peter Eletu, Ernest Chidiebere, Victor Arikpo, Effiom Maxwell, Abubakar Ibrahim, Adeshina Gata, Aniekeme Okon, Sor Collins, Ahmad Ghali, Aliu Salawudeen, Tijani Muhammad, Pascal Durugbor, Saeed Jibril, Valentine Ozornwafor.

Overseas-Based: Samuel Chukwueze, Kingsley Michael, Ash Kigbu, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Chinedu Ekene, Henry Offia, Abubakar Jibril, Hamdi Akujobi.

The Nigerian team which must by now have flown out to Germany to commence the final phase of camping for the U-20 World Cup is expected to square up against Qatar, USA and Ukraine in the group stages of the Youth Championship.

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