The Golden Eaglets squad numbers for the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup have been revealed ahead of the tournament which begins in Brazil on October 26.
If the jersey numbers are anything to go by, Football College Academy starlet Sunday Stephen is ahead of Joseph Oluwabusola and Daniel Jinadu in Manu Garba's pecking order of goalkeepers as he has been handed the number one shirt.
Sporting Dreams' Oluwatimilehin Adeniyi and Blessed Stars Academy left-back Charles Etim will wear the number two and three jersey respectively; Ferdinand Ikenna and Usman Ibrahim have been given the number 5 and 6 respectively.
Key players Samson Tijani, Olakunle Olusegun, Wisdom Ubani and Akinkunmi Amoo have been allocated the numbers 4, 7, 9 and 13 respectively.
Abba Yusuf Bichi of Talentbase Sport FC will wear the number 19 shirt.
Golden Eaglets Squad Numbers In Full
1) Sunday Stephen 2) Oluwatimilehin Adeniyi 3) Charles Etim 4) Samson Tijani 5) Ferdinard Ikenna 6) Usman Ibrahim 7) Olakunle Olusegun 8) Hamzat Ojediran 9) Wisdom Ubani 10) Peter Agba 11) Quadri Edun 12) Peter Olawale 13) Akinkunmi Amoo 14) Daniel Francis 15) Monsuru Opeyemi 16) Daniel Jinadu 17) Divine Nwachukwu 18) Ibraheem Jabaar 19) Abba Bichi 20) Ibrahim Said 21) Joseph Oluwabusola
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