The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will arrive in Ghana on Wednesday, June 8 for the WAFU B U17 Championship which begins on Saturday.
The two finalists from the seven-nation tournament in Cape Coast will represent the WAFU B zone at the Africa U17 Cup of Nations billed for Algeria early next year.
Meanwhile, all four semi-finalists will qualify for the FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Peru.
The five-time World Champions will be opened their account against the Black Starlets of Ghana on Saturday at 4 pm.
The Golden Eaglets are in Group A of the competition, with a second match against Togo’s U17 boys on Tuesday next week, also at the Stade Cape Coast.
Below is the 20-man Nigeria squad for the tourney:
Goalkeepers: Richard Odoh, Hameed Balogun, Pascal Uzoho
Defenders: Jeremiah Olaleke, Emmanuel Michael, Tochukwu Ogboji, Yahaya Lawal, Miracle Ogwor
Midfielders: Basil Mbata, Ebube Okere, Tochukwu Ogbabido, Richard Uche, Ozor Okeke, Raphael Oyebanjo
Forwards: Umar Abubakar, Kevwe Iyede, Light Eke, Abubakar Abdullahi, Jubril Azeez, Precious Williams.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Sylvester Ntim
