{"id":2987,"date":"2019-01-21T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T17:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=2987"},"modified":"2019-01-21T17:14:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T17:14:17","slug":"aigbogun-submits-final-list-team-off-to-niamey-on-tuesday%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/aigbogun-submits-final-list-team-off-to-niamey-on-tuesday%ef%bb%bf","title":{"rendered":"Aigbogun submits final list, team off to Niamey on Tuesday\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Head Coach Paul Aigbogun has submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation, his final list of 21 players that he believes will do Nigeria proud at the 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Niger Republic next month.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria battle host nation Niger Republic, South Africa and Burundi in the eight \u2013nation finals, with all four semi finalists guaranteed spots at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland 23rd May \u2013 15th June.<\/p>\n<p>The team has put behind it the disappointment of the cancellation of the international friendly with Saudi Arabia\u2019s U20 squad, which was scheduled to hold in Jeddah on Tuesday. Organizers have promised that the confrontation would still happen after the U20 AFCON finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe list has been submitted and will be sent to CAF ahead of Tuesday\u2019s deadline for the submission of final squads. Our delegation is departing Nigeria for Niger Republic on Tuesday next week,\u201d Flying Eagles\u2019 Team Administrator, Aliyu Ibrahim Lawal, told thenff.com.<\/p>\n<p>Seven \u2013time African champions Nigeria clash with the Burundi U20 side, Junior Itamba, at the Stade General Seyni Kountche on Saturday next week (starting from 7.30pm) in their first match of the competition. Same day, host nation Niger Republic will battle South Africa\u2019s Amajita at the same venue in the tournament\u2019s opening match, starting from 4.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>The Flying Eagles then play the Amajita on Tuesday, 5th February before rounding off the group phase with a battle against the host nation on Friday, 8th February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head Coach Paul Aigbogun has submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation, his final list of 21 players that he believes will do Nigeria proud at the 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Niger Republic next month. 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