Head Coach Aliyu Zubair has selected talented midfielder Nasiru Salihu and forward Charles Agada among a list of 20 players to represent Nigeria at the WAFU B U-20 Championship, which kicks off in Lome, Togo, on Thursday. This championship serves as a qualifying tournament for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
The contingent of 20 players, along with 12 officials, arrived in Lome on Tuesday afternoon after an intensive one-week final camping program at the high-grade Remo Stars Training Complex in Ikenne, Ogun State.
In support of the team, the President of Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club Remo Stars, Hon. Kunle Soname, has promised the Flying Eagles the sum of ₦5 million if the cup holders successfully defend their title in Togo. Additionally, Soname donated ₦1 million to the team before their departure from the Remo Stars complex on Monday.
The Flying Eagles, who won the last edition of the competition held in Niamey, Niger Republic, will face their counterparts from Burkina Faso on Friday in their first match. They will also compete against Cote d’Ivoire in a three-team Group B, with the top two teams advancing to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Group A features hosts Togo, Ghana, Niger Republic, and Benin Republic.
Flying Eagles Squad for the 2024 WAFU B U-20 Championship:
- Goalkeepers:
- Ifeanyi Harcourt (Sporting Lagos)
- Nathaniel Nwosu (Nasarawa United)
- Defenders:
- Adamu Maigari (El-Kanemi Warriors)
- Daniel Bameyi (Bayelsa United)
- Kenneth Igboke (Enugu Rangers)
- Haruna Aliyu (Doma United)
- Musa Ademu (Wireless FC)
- Olalekan Alabi (El-Kanemi Warriors)
- Midfielders:
- Raphael Oyebanjo (Shuffle Select FC)
- Muhammad Ibrahim (Niger Tornadoes)
- Oluwaseyi Akinfenwa (Real Sapphire FC)
- Ibrahim Abdullahi (Bayelsa United)
- Isaac Ayuma (NK Istra, Croatia)
- Nasiru Salihu (El-Kanemi Warriors)
- Forwards:
- Divine Oliseh (Forster FC)
- Charles Agada (Mavlon FC)
- Kparobo Arierhi (Beyond Limits FC)
- Olalekan Amole (Real Sapphire FC)
- Olalekan Ibrahim (Central Academy)
- Clinton Jephta (Enyimba FC)