Iheanacho, Awoniyi Top List As Garba Names Squad

Iheanacho, Awoniyi Top List As Garba
Names Squad

FLYING Eagles’ Head Coach Manu Garba (OON)
has released a list of 21 players who will don the
nation’s colours at this year’s FIFA U-20 World
Cup finals in New Zealand.
Skipper Musa Muhammed, who led the U-17
squad that won for Nigeria a record fourth FIFA
U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in
2013, is joined by fans’ favourite Taiwo Awoniyi,
2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup MVP Kelechi
Iheanacho, Spain –based Success Isaac and
Enyimba FC’s midfield impressario Kingsley
Sokari.
Garba also Musa Yahaya, defence stalwarts
Wilfred Ndidi and Izu Omego, and Belgium–based
forward Moses Simon.
Chidiebere Nwakali, who shone at the U-17 World
Cup, as well as midfield Akinjide Idowu and
goalkeeper Joshua Enaholo are also in the list.
African champion Nigeria will play her first match
against Brazil in New Plymouth on June 1, before
other Group E games against North Korea and
Hungary in the same city.
Nigeria won silver medals at the U-20 World Cup
in 1989 and 2005, but the NFF believes this
squad has the ability to go all the way to win the
trophy.
Goalkeepers: Joshua Enaholo (MFM FC); Dele
Alampasu (Football College Academy); Olorunleke
Ojo (Giwa FC); Defenders: Musa Muhammed (FC
Heart Academy); Mustapha Abdullahi (Spotlight
FC); Zaharaddeen Bello (Dabo Babes Academy);
Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Izu Omego
(Apapa Golden Stars); Chidiebere Nwakali
(Manchester City, England); Midfielders: Akinjide
Idowu (Nigeria Young Academy); Ifeanyi Ifeanyi
(Water FC); Kingsley Sokari (Enyimba FC); Ifeanyi
Mathew (El-Kanemi Warriors); Musa Yahaya
(Tottenham FC, England); Bernard Bulbwa
(Esperance ST, Tunisia); Godwin Saviour (FC
Sports); Forwards: Taiwo Awoniyi (Imperial
Academy); Chidera Ezeh (FC Porto, Portugal);
Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England);
Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Success Isaac
(Granada FC, Spain).