April 27, (THEWILL) – Ahead of the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Algeria, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has unveiled Nigeria’s complete U-17 squad list, which includes the players’ birth dates and jersey numbers.
The squad’s preparations for the competition are in their final stages, with head coach, Nduka Ugbade, leading 26 players to the Algerian city of Constantine on Sunday night.
The Golden Eaglets have been cleared by CAF to participate in the 15th edition of the international youth football tournament, having undergone official screening and scaled through the mandatory magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests. The team played in 12 friendly matches, winning 11 of them and drawing one, while scoring an impressive total of 66 goals and conceding only 14.
Abdulmumin Jibril, who scored 10 goals during the exhibition games, has been assigned jersey number 8. HB Football Academy goalkeeper Richard Odoh will wear jersey number one, while striker Precious Tonye Williams, also from the same team, will wear number nine.
The team’s two youngest players, 15-year-olds Ifeoluwa Adewale Olowoporoku and Simon Karshe Cletus, have been given jersey numbers 10 and 17 respectively.
SHIRT NO. NAME JERSEY NAME POSITION BIRTHDATE CURRENT CLUB(COUNTRY)
1 RICHARD ODOH ODOH GK 23.11.2006 HB FOOTBALL ACADEMY(NIGERIA)
2 YAHAYA DANJUMA LAWALI LAWALI DF 05.06.2006 MAHANAIM FC(NIGERIA)
3 EMMANUEL MICHAEL MICHAEL DF 16.06.2006 SIMON BEN FA(NIGERIA)
4 HARUNA ABDULLAHI ABDULLAHI MF 01.01.2007 KURFI TIGERS FOOTBALL ACADEMY(NIGERIA)
5 TOCHUKWU JOSEPH OGBOJI OGBOJI DF 15.12.2006 PURPLE CROWN FA(NIGERIA)
6 JEREMIAH OLAWASEYI OLALEKE OLALEKE DF 20.02.2006 ABLAZE FOOTBALL ACADEMY
(NIGERIA)
7 UMAR ABUBAKAR ABUBAKAR MF 15.02.2006 DEVINE FA(NIGERIA)
8 ABUBAKAR IDRIS ABDULLAHI ABDULLAHI FW 27.01.2006 JEGA UTD(NIGERIA)
9 PRECIOUS TONYE WILLIAMS WILLIAMS FW 02.10.2006 HB FOOTBALL ACADEMY(NIGERIA)
10 IFEOLUWA ADEWALE OLOWOPOROKU OLOWOPOROKU MF 15.07.2008 TRIPPLE 44 FA(NIGERIA)
11 CHARLES ADAH AGADA AGADA FW 03.09.2006 MAVLON FC(NIGERIA)
12 HOPE YUSUF LINUS LINUS MF 10.08.2006 E E SPORTING CLB(NIGERIA)
13 JUBRIL OPEYEMI AZEEZ AZEEZ FW 08.09.2006 RIGHT VISION CHOICE FA (NIGERIA)
14 ANONGU ISAAC AONDOAKAA AONDOAKAA MF 28.08.2007 FC BETHEL SPORTING(NIGERIA)
15 ISRAEL NWACHUKWU USULOR USULOR DF 20.06.2007 REAL SAPPHIRE FC(NIGERIA)
16 TEMILOLUWA OLUWAYIMIKA ADELAKIN ADELAKIN GK 12.06.2006 BOX 2 BOX FOOTBALL ACADEMY (NIGERIA)
17 SIMON KARSHE CLETUS CLETUS MF 10.02.2008 MAVLON FA(NIGERIA)
18 TOCHUKWU SIMEON OGBABIDO OGBADIBO FW 20.06.2007 JOSSY UTD(NIGERIA)
19 LIGHT CHIJIOKE EKE EKE FW 14.04.2006 C & C FA(NIGERIA)
20 FAVOUR OLUWASEGUN DANIEL DANIEL FW 12.03.2006 G12 FOOTBALL ACADEMY(NIGERIA)
21 CHIJOKE JULIUS LINUS LINUS DF 31.07.2006 TRIPPLE 44 FA(NIGERIA)
22 QUADRI OLUWATOBILOBA ADEWALE ADEWALE DF 07.09.2007 NATHANIEL BOYS FC(NIGERIA)
23 GIFT UKEH ADIE ADIE GK 07.02.2007 PAUL E FOOTBALL ACADEMY
(NIGERIA)
24 MUSA OLUWASEYI AKINFENWA AKINFENWA MF 04.09.2007 REAL SAPPHIRE FC(NIGERIA)
25 USMAN AJIBOLA OWOYEMI OWOYEMI MF 12.08.2006 TRIPPLE 44 FA(NIGERIA)
26 MATHEW AWODI KINGSLEY KINGSLEY MF 26.11.2006 BROOK HOUSE FOOTBALL ACADEMY(ANGLETERRE)
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