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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria U-20 coach Ladan Bosso has named a 28-man squad for the upcoming WAFU U-20 Championship to be staged in Niger.<\/p>\n

The Flying Eagles have been paired in Group B and will face Ghana’s Black Satellites and the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

The NFF has arranged two friendly matches in Niamey in order to put the team in good shape for the tournament.<\/p>\n

Nigeria play Ghana in its opening game of the tournament before taking on Burkina Faso three days later.<\/p>\n

The tournament kicks off from May 7-20, 2022 in Niamey.<\/p>\n

Hosts Niger will face Benin Republic, Togo and Cote d\u2019Ivoire in Group A.<\/p>\n

Full squad below:<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers: Nathaniel Nwosu (Water FC); Chijioke Aniagboso (Giant Brillars); Saheed Jimoh (Adoration FC)<\/p>\n

Defenders: Opeyemi Omooloyi (Akure City); Abubakar Babaji (Niger Tornadoes); Lekan Oyedele (Remo Stars); Oluwatosin Adegbite (Enyimba FC); Augustine Njoku (Abia Warriors); Chikezie Okolie (Giant Brillars); David Sholumade (Akwa United); Benjamin Frederick (ABS FC)<\/p>\n

Midfielders: Anas Hassan (Vandrezzer FC); Daniel Daga (FC One Rocket); Oluwaseyi Falodun (Jossy United); Samson Lawal (Katsina United); Onuche Ogbelu (Fosla Academy); Muhammad Aminu (Gombe United); Muhammad Shehu (Katsina United); Frederick Godwin (City FC)<\/p>\n

Forwards: Adams Olubi (FK Zalgris Vilnius, Lithuania); Tolulope Ojo (Remo Stars); Ibrahim Muhammad (Maikunkele FC); Ibrahim Yahaya (Gombe United); Rilwanu Haliru Sarki (Mahanaim FC); Divine Nwachukwu (Adoration FC); Ahmed Abdullahi (HB Academy); Abdullahi Adam (Nasarawa United); Albert Hilary (Plateau United)<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. Nigeria U-20 coach Ladan Bosso has named a 28-man squad for the upcoming WAFU U-20 Championship to be staged in Niger. The Flying Eagles have been paired in Group B and will face Ghana’s Black Satellites and the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso. 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