U20 W/Cup: Flying Eagles name final squad, key players missing

Preparations for Nigeria’s Flying Eagles up of the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup person been deed by cardinal players’ withdrawals.

French nine Stade Reims and Germany’s Hoffenheim person refused to merchandise Nigerian players for the competition, which is not connected FIFA’s authoritative calendar.

This allows clubs to withhold players from planetary duty.

NAN reports that Emmanuel Chukwu and Precious Benjamin, some with Hoffenheim, volition miss the tourney successful Chile aft the nine turned down a petition from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Ibrahim Hafiz, a striker with Stade Reims, is besides unavailable aft the French broadside declined to merchandise him.

All 3 players are considered cardinal prospects for the team.

Head manager Aliyu Zubairu has adjusted his plans and named a last 21-man squad without respective overseas-based players.

Enyimba winger Clinton Jephta, on with Bidemi Amole and Divine Oliseh, who featured astatine the U-20 WAFU B qualifiers successful Togo, were near out.

Team skipper Daniel Bameyi headlines the squad. Over 10 players named person participated successful caller grooming camps and affable matches.

New inclusions see Israel Ayuma, Ebenezer Harcourt, Charles Agada, Auwal Ibrahim, Kparobo Arierhi, Tahir Maigana, and Odinaka Okoro.

Adamu Maigari, a regular fullback, was ruled retired owed to a genu injury.

NAN besides reports that the squad departed Abuja for Chile connected Sunday night.

Norway-based midfielder Daniel Daga is expected to articulation the squad successful Chile up of their opening match.

The Flying Eagles volition purpose to amended connected caller performances and vie powerfully for the rubric erstwhile the tourney kicks disconnected aboriginal this month.

The tourney which kicks disconnected connected Sept. 27 volition extremity connected Oct. 20 successful Chile.

NAN reports that Nigeria are seeking their archetypal FIFA U-20 World Cup rubric aft reaching the last successful some 1989 and 2005.

At Argentina 2023, they were knocked retired by Korea Republic successful the quarter-finals. (NAN)

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