Head Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has named 21 players who will represent Nigeria at the 16th FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in Chile between October 17 and November 8 this year.
Amuneke who described his list as very exciting, said that he was confident the players would fly the country’s flag very well in Chile.
“The World Cup is here and we have picked the best players for this assignment to represent our country. We added new players to the team that secured the ticket for Chile at the last African U-17 Nations Cup in Niger Republic and we believe this crop of players would give their best as we are the defending champions.”
Team captain, Kelechi Nwakali, as well as strikers Victor Osimhen and Ebere Osinachi, who were in the team that secured the country’s World Cup ticket at the African U-17 Nations Cup in Niger in February, made the final list for the competition Nigeria won in 1985, 1993, 2007 and 2013.
New faces in the team are defenders David Enogela, Ibe Tobechukwu and Ejike Ikwu.
The Golden Eaglets will play the opening match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup against the USA on October 17 in Santiago.
The Eaglets’ other Group A matches against host, Chile, and Croatia will be played on October 20 and 23 respectively.
Here is the full List:
- Akpan Udoh – Goalkeeper
- John Lazarus – Defender
- Tobechukwu Ibe – Defender
- David Enogela – Midfielder
- Lukman Zakari – Defender
- Kingsley Michael – Midfielder
- Funsho Bamgboye – Forward
- Samuel Chukwueze – Midfielder
- Victor Osimhen – Forward
- Kelechi Nwakali – Midfielder
- Chinedu Madueke – Midfielder
- Chukwudi Agor – Midfielder
- Joel Osikel – Midfielder
- Ejike Ikwu – Defender
- Udochukwu Anumudu – Forward
- Amos Benjamin – Goalkeeper
- Osinachi Ebere – Forward
- Edidiong Essien – Midfielder
- Sunday Alimi -Forward
- Orji Okwonkw o – Forward
- Chisom Chiaha – Goalkeeper. [myad]
