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Golden Eaglets Begin Camping Ahead Of U-17 World Cup

Nigerian national Under 17 team, the Golden Eaglets, have commenced camping ahead of the FIFA U17 World Cup slated to hold in Brazil between October 6 and November 17, 2019.

The Nigerian side qualified for the tournament after emerging among the top four teams in the CAF Under 17 Nations Cup hosted in Tanzania, April, 2019. Serob Legacy Hotel, Abuja is full to the brim with all 52 players invited players. Five-time champions, Nigeria, will be led to Brazil by coach Manu Garba, who was in charge of the victorious U17 team in the United Arab Emirates, 2013, producing the likes of Leicester City FC of England forward, Kelechi Iheanacho.

Nigeria has won the U17 World Cup more than any other nation emerging champions in the 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, and 2015 editions.

FULL LIST OF INVITED PLAYERS

Goalkeepers

Sunday Steven

Suleiman Shuaibu

Joseph Oluwabusola

Zubair Suleiman

Moses Aluko

Anthony Okoronkwo.

Defenders

Etim Charles

Ogaga Oduko

Ferdinand Clement

David Ishaya Akulo

Shedrack Tanko

Mayowa Abayomi

Kelvin Agho

Dahiru Yusuf

Adeniyi Timilehin

Ismaila Salaudeen

Usman Mohammed

Emeka Egbu

Midfielders

Samson Tijani

Alfred Olaniyan

Ibrahim Jabaar

Fawaz Abdullahi

Shuaibu Abdulrazak

Peter Agba

Muyideen Oyindamola

Suleiman Lawal

Longbak Kling Shak

Damilola Adeyeye

Ajir Sesugh

Gotee Ntignee.

Forwards

Akinkunmi Amoo

Olakunle Olusegun

Wisdom Ubani

Divine Nwachukwu

Mubarak Gata

Adrien Akande

Etim Friday Ubi

Haruna Lawal

Egesionu Sopuru

Sunusi Ibrahim

Samson Komolafe

Ismail Ayodele

Ogunkoya Paul

Iniobong Okon

Opeyemi Qudus

Tobi Adeleke

Oluebube Oguduba

Usman Abba

Odeh David Emeka

Gideon Okon Asuquo

Bashar Issa Olatunji

Mohammed Dikko.

Source:

All Africa

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