Flying Eagles head coach Isah Ladan Bosso on Tuesday released the final 21-man squad for the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
The Nigeria U-20 side booked a ticket to the Mundial after defeating Uganda in the quarterfinals of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in February.
The newly released squad list includes familiar faces like team captain Daniel Bameyi, full back Solomon Agbalaka, goalkeeper Chijioke Aniagboso, and influential midfielder Daniel Daga, who missed the rest of the AFCON tournament after picking up an injury in their first group game against Senegal.
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Bosso and his boys will remain in the Argentine capital city of Buenos Aires for a week before heading to the city of Mendoza where they will play their group games
The U-20 World cup will begin on May 20 until June 11 and Nigeria have drawn in Group D with Italy, Brazil and the Dominican Republic.
They will kick off their tournament against Dominican on May 21 before facing the Gli Azzurrini on May 24, while their tie against the Samba boys will on May 27 will be their last game of the group stage.
FULL LIST OF PLAYERS
Goalkeepers: Chijioke Aniagboso, Nathaniel Nwosu, John Otoblo.
Defenders: Daniel Bameyi, Benjamin Frederick, Solomon Agbalaka, Augustine Njoku, Abel Ogwuche, Israel Domingo.
Midfielders: Samson Lawal, Daniel Daga, Tochukwu Nnadi, Victor Eletu, Joshua John, Ibrahim Abdullahi.
Forwards: Ibrahim Mohammed ‘Beji’, Jude Sunday, Lawal Salem Fago, Emmanuel Umeh, Haliru Sarki, Kehinde Ibrahim.
