Nickname(s) | Flying Eagles | ||
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Association | Nigeria Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Mitchell Adebanjo | ||
Home stadium | Agege Stadium | ||
FIFA code | NGA | ||
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 1981 ) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1989, 2005) | ||
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1978–79 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015) | ||
WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2018 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2022) |
The Nigerian 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. The Flying Eagles is the youth team for the national soccer in Nigeria. It plays a large role in the development of Nigerian football, and it’s considered to be the feeder team for the senior team. It is controlled by the Nigerian Football Federation. The team has won a record of seven African U-20 Cup of Nations titles and are also two-times runners-up of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1977 | Did not enter | |||||||
1979 | Semi-finalists | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
1981 | Semi-finalists | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
1983 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
1985 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
1987 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
1989 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
1993 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
1995 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
1997 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1999 | Second place | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
2001 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2005 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
2007 | Second place | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
2009 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
2013 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2023 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Total | 18/23 | 7 titles | 97 | 56 | 14 | 27 | 151 | 90 |
A gold background colour indicates that Nigeria won the tournament.
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
*There was no third place match from 1979-1989.
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The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023. [13]
Caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2023, after the match against Tunisia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Chijioke Aniagboso | 15 April 2004 | 5 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | |
GK | Nathaniel Nwosu | 10 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Water | |
GK | John Utoblo | 5 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | Mavlon | |
DF | Solomon Agbalaka | 9 November 2003 | 6 | 1 | MFM | |
DF | Benjamin Fredrick | 28 May 2005 | 6 | 0 | Brentford B | |
DF | Daniel Bameyi | 4 January 2006 | 5 | 0 | Yumyum | |
DF | Abel Ogwuche | 6 July 2003 | 5 | 0 | Trelleborgs FF | |
DF | Chimezie Njoku | 2 August 2004 | 4 | 0 | Abia Warriors | |
DF | Israel Domingo | 9 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | FC Sports | |
DF | Salim Figo Lawal | 15 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Mavlon | |
MF | Samson Lawal | 25 April 2004 | 6 | 1 | Livingston | |
MF | Daniel Daga | 10 January 2007 | 1 | 0 | Dakkada | |
MF | Ibrahim Abdullahi | 17 October 2005 | 0 | 0 | Samba | |
MF | Victor Eletu | 1 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Milan | |
MF | Joshua John | 18 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Nasarawa United | |
MF | Tochukwu Nadi | 30 June 2003 | 0 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv | |
FW | Jude Sunday | 4 October 2004 | 6 | 2 | Real Sapphire | |
FW | Ibrahim Beji Muhammad | 3 February 2004 | 6 | 2 | Giants | |
FW | Rilwanu Sarki | 2 February 2004 | 6 | 0 | Mahanaim | |
FW | Umeh Emmanuel | 31 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv | |
FW | Kehinde Ibrahim | 15 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | 36 Lion |
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