Head Coach Aliyu
Zubairu has selected first-choice goalkeeper Ifeanyi Harcourt, defender and
captain Daniel Bameyi, midfielder Sulaiman Alabi Jojo and forward Kparobo
Arierhi among a squad of 24 for this year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations taking
place in Egypt. The tournament gets underway in 10 days.
Defenders Adamu
Maigari and Emmanuel Chukwu (based in Germany), midfielders Caleb Ochedikwu
(based in Croatia) and Simon Cletus, and forwards Clinton Jephta, Divine Oliseh
and Precious Benjamin (based in Germany) are also picked.
The seven-time
African champions and two-time World Cup runners-up will depart the shores of
Nigeria for Egypt on Sunday, where they are expected to play a couple of
friendly matches before their opening match of the competition against Tunisia
in Cairo on Thursday, 1st May.
Three days after
the clash with the Tunisians, the Flying Eagles will take the pitch against
Morocco (also in Cairo) before rounding off their group phase experience
against Kenya on Wednesday, 7th May. All four semi-finalists at
the tournament in Egypt will fly Africa’s flag at this year’s FIFA U20 World
Cup in Chile, 27th September – 19th October.
24 FLYING
EAGLES FOR EGYPT 2025:
Goalkeepers: Ifeanyi Ebenezer Harcourt (Sporting Lagos); Rufai
Abubakar (Mavlon FC); Soliu Ajia Yakub (FK Novi Pazar, Serbia)
Defenders: Adamu Maigari (El-Kanemi Warriors); Odinaka Okoro
(Sporting Lagos); Daniel Bameyi (Bayelsa United); Emmanuel Chukwu (TSG 1899
Hoffenheim, Germany); Chigozie Michael Ihejiofor (Katsina United)
Midfielders: Caleb Ochedikwu (NK Uljanik Pula, Croatia); Israel
Isaac Ayuma (NK Istra, Croatia); Simon Cletus (Mavlon FC); Sulaiman Alabi Jojo
(El-Kanemi Warriors); Auwal Ibrahim (Akwa United); Shafiu Adamu Duguri (Wikki
Tourists)
Forwards: Precious Benjamin (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany);
Ezekiel Anthony Kpangu (Inspire FC); Divine Oliseh (Forster Academy); Clinton
Jephta (Enyimba FC); Bidemi Amole (Real Sapphire FC); Tahir Maigana (Wireless
FC); Theophilus Mendos Rickson (Niger Tornadoes); Kparobo Nathaniel Arierhi
(Lillestrom SK, Norway); Matthew Kingsley (Kings FC); Yushau Armiyau (Katsina
United)
PHOTO: Flying
Eagle Divine Oliseh rides on the back of an Ivorian Young Elephant during a
friendly match in Abidjan in February 2025.
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