By David Kabiyesi
Flying Eagles gaffer coach Ladan Bosso has settled for three goalkeepers, six defenders, six midfielders and six strikers in a 21-man lists of players he would need to prosecute 2023 FIFA U-20 Workd Cup in Argentina.
The quartet of Trelleborg central defender Abel Ogwuche, Botev Plodviv duo Ume Emmanuel and Tochukwu Nnadi, and AC Milan youth team midfielder Victor Eletu makes up the four foreign-based in the team
Goalkeeper Chijoke Aniagboso and defender Daniel Bameyi also make the cut while midfielder Daniel Daga returned from injury to make the final lists.
Nigeria’s opening match comes against Dominican Republic on May 21, face Italy on May 24, while the crunch tie against Brazil is slated for May 27.
Flying Eagle’s 21-man list
Goalkeepers: Chijoke Aniagboso, Nathaniel Nwosu, Saheed Jimoh
Defenders: Daniel Bameyi, Benjamin Frederick, Israel Domingo, Abel Ogwuche, Augustine Njoku, Solomon Abalaka
Midfielders: Daniel Daga, Samson Lawal, Victor Eletu, Ibrahim Abdullahi, John Joshua, Tochukwu Nnadi
Strikers: Haliru Sarki, Jude Sunday, Ibrahim Mohammed, Lawal Salem Fago, Kehinde Ibrahim, Emmanuel Umeh
