Coach
Emmanuel Amuneke has cast his lot with his FIFA U-17 World Cup winners, with
about 15 of them making the list of 18 players of the U-20 squad to this
weekend’s 2017 CAF U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying match against Burundi in
Bujumbura.
Team
Secretary Aliyu Lawal Ibrahim told thenff.com that the Nigeria delegation will
fly out of Abuja aboard an Ethiopian Airline plane on Wednesday.
Nwakali,
named the Player of the Tournament at the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in Chile,
where Nigeria scooped a fifth title, is joined by tournament best scorer Victor
Osimhen and Bronze Boot winner Samuel Chukwueze.
There are
also goalkeeper Akpan Udoh, defenders Ejike Ikwu, John Lazarus and Udochukwu
Anumudu, midfielders Orji Okonkwo and Kingsley Michael and forwards Chukwudi
Agor and Chinedu Madueke.
Nigeria and
Burundi clash in a second round, first leg qualifying tie at the Prince Louis
Stadium in Bujumbura on Saturday, starting from 3pm Burundi time (1pm Nigeria
time). The winner of this fixture will confront Sudan in the final qualifying
round.
Zambia will
host the finals of the 2017 CAF U-20 Cup of Nations.
Flying
Eagles for Burundi:
Kelechi
Nwakali, Akpan Udoh, Chukwudi Agor, Ejike Ikwu, Anas Mohammed, Chinedu Madueke,
Tobechukwu Ibe, Gavi Thompson, Samuel Chukwueze, Kehinde Ayinde, Orji Okonkwo,
Victor Osimhen, Halilu Zakari, Udochukwu Anumudu, Kingsley Michael, Douglas
Uzama, Chiaha Chisom, John Lazarus
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