Head Coach for Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, Ladan Bosso, has called up 30 Under-20 Flying Eagles players to resume camp on Thursday (today) in Abuja in preparation for the games in Accra, Ghana, from March 8 to 24.
Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a final list will be drawn from the 30 players invited to the Flying Eagles’ camp to fly Nigeria’s flag at the men’s football event.
Nigeria is aiming to go one step better after winning the silver medal at the last edition of the Games in Rabat, Morocco, in 2019.
He also led the Under-20 boys to the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup finals in Argentina.
The invited players are expected to resume camp in the Federal Capital, Abuja, on Thursday at the Agete Luxury Hotel in Gwarinpa Estate.
Nigeria will play Uganda, South Sudan, Senegal, and Tunisia in that order in the group stage of the 13th African Games.
The full list of the invited players is: Goalkeepers: Nathaniel Nwosu (Water FC); Andy Ezekiel (Calabar Rovers); James Friday (Mavlon FC); and Femi Oriola (36 Lions).
Defenders: Daniel Bameyi (YumYum FC); Benjamin Frederick (Brentford FC, England); Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kano Pillars); Emmanuel Michael (Gombe United); Emmanuel Onoja (Heartland FC); Ime Sampson (Dakkada FC); Haruna Aliyu (Doma United).
Midfielders: Daniel Daga (Enyimba FC); Auwal Ibrahim (Akwa United); Yinka Shola (Madiba FC); Farouq Olanrewaju (Beyond Limits FC); Chibueze Izuogu (Enyimba FC); Simon Karshe (Mavlon FC); Ibrahim Adamu (Real Sapphire FC); Ibrahim Idris (Kano Pillars)
