By Lexi Elo with Agency Report
Head coach of the Nigeria U-20 team, Manu Garba has picked 22 players for the international friendly against the Ghana U-21 side. The Flying Eagles will face the Black Satellites first on Saturday, February 14 with the second match to take place four days later in Accra.
The team will depart the country for Ghana today via Lagos and return to the country on Thursday, February 19. Captain Musa Muhammed will lead the side dominated by the players who won the FIFA U17 world Cup in the UAE two years ago.
Others include goalkeeper Sunday Alampasu, Akinjide Idowu, Abdullahi Alfa, Zaharadeen Bello, Samuel Okon, Musa Yahaya, Chidera Ezeh, Taiwo
Awoniyi, Joshua Enaholo, Obinna Nwobodo, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, Ifeanyi Matthew and Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan. Both teams will use this game to prepare for next month’s African Youth Championship in Senegal.
The team will depart the country for Ghana today via Lagos and return to the country on Thursday, February 19. Captain Musa Muhammed will lead the side dominated by the players who won the FIFA U17 world Cup in the UAE two years ago.
Others include goalkeeper Sunday Alampasu, Akinjide Idowu, Abdullahi Alfa, Zaharadeen Bello, Samuel Okon, Musa Yahaya, Chidera Ezeh, Taiwo
Awoniyi, Joshua Enaholo, Obinna Nwobodo, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, Ifeanyi Matthew and Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan. Both teams will use this game to prepare for next month’s African Youth Championship in Senegal.
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FULL TEAM
Goalkeepers: Joshua Enaholo, Dele 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
Goalkeepers: Joshua Enaholo, Dele 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