Nigeria national under-20 football team
The Nigeria men's national under-20 football team represents Nigeria in men's international football also known as the Nigeria Under-20s or nicknamed the Flying Eagles, is the youth team for national soccer in Nigeria. It plays a large role in the development of Nigerian football, and is considered to be the feeder team for the senior team. It is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. The team as won a record seven Africa U-20 Cup of Nations titles and are also two timer runners up of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.Competitive record
Team honours and achievements
Intercontinental
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- *Runners-up: 1989, 2005
- *Third-place: 1985
Continental
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
- *Winners: 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015
- *Runners-up: 1999, 2007
- *Third-place: 1979, 1981, 1995, 2009, 2013
- Football at the African Games
- *Silver Medal: 2019
Sub-Continental
- WAFU U-20
- *Silver: 2018
- *Quarterfinals: 2008
Staff
- Head Coach: Paul Aigbogun
- Assistants: Abdullahi Maikaba; Abubakar Bala
- Scout: Hassan Abdallah
- Goalkeepers' Trainer: Suleiman Shuaibu
Current squad
The following players were named to the squad for 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Recent Callups
Players called for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and Qualification
Caps as of 21 July 2018Current Team Status
2019 FIFA U20 World Cup
2019 FIFA U20 World CupFormer coaches
