Ibrahim Alhassan, Musa Yahaya And Chidera Ezeh Make Flying Eagles Roster For Trip To Ghana

Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba has named his 22 - man roster for the upcoming friendlies against Ghana.

An analysis of the squad list unveiled on Thursday revealed that 9 of the 22 players represented the Golden Eaglets at the 2013 Under 17 World Cup.

Former Besiktas target Musa Mohammed, who skippers the side, Dele Alampasu, Akinjide Idowu, Abdullahi Alfa, Zaharadeen Bello, Samuel Okon, Musa Yahaya, Chidera Ezeh and Taiwo Awoniyi have been selected for the trip.

Breaking down the roster, 3 goalkeepers, 6 defenders, 7 midfielders and 6 attackers will be on the plane to Ghana on Friday.

The 2015 African Under 20 championship will run from March 8 - 22 in Senegal, with the top four teams participating in the Fifa Under 20s.

Flying Eagles Squad

Goalkeepers: Joshua Enaholo, Sunday Alampasu, Olorunleke Ojo

Defenders: Musa Muhamed, Zaharadeen Bello, Izu Omego, Mustapha Abdullahi, Samuel Okon, Abdulganiyu Saheed

Midfielders:Ifeanyi Matthew, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, Akinjide Idowu, Obinna Nwobodo, Musa Yahaya, Bernard Bulbwa, Abdullahi Alfa

Strikers: Taiwo Awoniyi, Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan, Usman Hassan, Chidera Ezeh, Abubakar Lawal, Wasiu Jimoh