Nigeria and Dominican Republic are set for their opening Group D fixture at the FIFA U-20 World Cup on Sunday, May 21.
The game would be the first meeting between the Flying Eagles and the Caribbean nation in the youth competition.
The game will take place at the 42,000-capacity Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza.
Previous record at U20 World Cup
Nigeria are two-time runners-up at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, losing the final games in the 1989 and 2005 editions. They have made 12 appearances in the competition since their debut outing in 1981 but they have failed to go beyond the Round of 16 stage in their last three appearances.
Dominican Republic, meanwhile, are one of the debutants in Argentina.
Qualification for U20 World Cup
The Flying Eagles qualified for the 23rd edition of the U20 World Cup after settling for a third-place finish at the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt back in March, while the Dominican Republic finished second in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship after losing 6-0 to the USA in the final.
The continental feat made Dominican Republic U20 squad the first selection to represent the country at a FIFA World Cup for any age level or gender.
When time is the match and to stream the match
The Group D opener between Nigeria and the Dominican Republic will take place on Sunday, May 21 by 7 pm (West African Time).
The match will be streamed live from the city of Mendoza by FIFA via this link.
Nigeria Squad: Nathaniel Nwosu, Augustine Njoku, Solomon Agbalaka, Daniel Daga, Abel Ogwuche (Trelleborgs FF,Sweden), Daniel Bameyi, Haliru Sark, Tochukwu Nnadi (Botev Plovidv, Bulgaria), LLawal Salem Fago, Victor Eletu (AC Milan, Italy), Ibrahim Muhammad (Cartagena, Spain), Benjamin Fredrick, Israel Domingo, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Jude Sunday, John Utoblo, Kehinde Ibrahim, Samson Lawal, Emmanuel Umeh, John Joshua and Chijoke Aniagboso.
Dominican Republic squad: Omry Bello, Steven Martinez, Alex Ciriaco, Sebastian Manon, Kleffer Martes, Israel Boatwright, Bryan More, Angel Montes de Oca, Anyelo Gomez, Edison Azcona, Alejandro Martin, Xavier Valdez, Oliver Schmidhauser, (RB Leipzig, Germany), Yordy Alvarez, Yunior, Peralta, Miguel Vasquez, Jason Yambatis, Alfeni Tamarez, Guillermo de Pena, Enrique Bosl (Ingolstadt 04, Germany) and Derek Cuevas (Barcelona, Spains).
