Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has announced his final 24-man squad for the upcoming 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, with a number of familiar faces making the cut.
Team captain Daniel Bameyi, midfield dynamo Sulaiman Alabi Jojo, and forward duo Kparobo Arierhi and Clinton Jephta are among the key players retained by Zubairu as the team gears up for the continental tournament.
The squad will depart for Cairo on Sunday to begin the final phase of preparations. Nigeria has been drawn into Group B alongside Tunisia, Kenya, and Morocco.
The Flying Eagles will open their campaign against Tunisia on Thursday, May 1, in Cairo, followed by a clash against Morocco on Sunday, May 4. Their final group stage match is set for Wednesday, May 7, against Kenya.
Full Squad:
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).
