26 Flying Eagles Players Land In Germany

African champions Nigeria have landed in Nurnberg on Sunday morning for a training camp, where the coaches will fine-tune their strategies ahead of the Fifa Under 20 World Cup in New Zealand.

According to the official website of the Nigerian FA, thenff.com, 26 youngsters made the trip to Germany.

An analysis of the roster revealed that 4 goalkeepers, 7 defenders, 8 midfielders and 7 strikers will take part in the team’s first training session on foreign soil on Monday.

Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho, Isaac Success (Granada), Moses Simon (Gent) and Wilfred Ndidi ( Genk) will join the squad in the coming days.

Nigeria will have to submit a 21 - man squad list to Fifa on or before May 15.

Players in Germany:
Goalkeepers: Joshua Enaholo, Sunday Alampasu, Olorunleke Ojo, Adamu Abubakar

Defenders: Musa Muhammed, Zaharadeen Bello, Izu Omego, Mustapha Abdullahi, Samuel Okon, Abdulganiyu Saheed, Bashirou Monsoru

Midfielders:Chidiebere Nwakali, Ifeanyi Matthew, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, Akinjide Idowu, Musa Yahaya, Bernard Bulbwa, Abdullahi Alfa, Kingsley Sokari

Strikers: Taiwo Awoniyi, Christian Pyagbara, Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan ‘Muazam’, Usman Hassan, Chidera Ezeh, Wasiu Jimoh, Saviour Godwin