Kelechi Iheanacho, Musa Yahaya And Taiwo Awoniyi Among Players Named To Flying Eagles Provisional Roster
Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba has announced the eagerly anticipated 35 - man provisional roster for the 2015 Fifa Under 20 World Cup, which will be hosted by New Zealand as from next month. <br /><br />An analysis of the roster published by the official website of the Nigeria Federation on Wednesday revealed that 4 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 10 midfielders and 11 strikers have been summoned to attend a training camp in Abuja starting from Sunday, April 12.<br /><br />Manu Garba has handed recalls to some of his favorite pupils that could not feature at the African Youth Championship in Senegal due to club commitments or injury.<br /><br />Kelechi Iheanacho, Isaac Success, Chidiebere Nwakali, Musa Yahaya and Wilfred Ndidi have all been invited to the get - together.<br /><br />Gent sensation Moses Simon and Christian Pyagbara could grace the Fifa Under 20s for the second time in two years, having been selected to attend the training camp.<br /><br />Otherwise, majority of the players named to the roster displayed their wares at the African Youth Championship, including skipper Musa Mohammed, Taiwo Awoniyi and Bernard Bulbwa.<br /><br /><b><u>Provisional Roster</u></b><br /><b>Goalkeepers</b>: Adamu Abubakar (Flash FC); Dele Alampasu (Football College Academy); Joshua Enaholo (MFM FC); Olorunleke Ojo (Giwa FC)<br /><br /><b>Defenders</b>: Musa Muhammed (FC Heart Academy); Saheed Abdul-Ganiyu (Ace Academy); Adebayo Ademilua (Nath Boys); Monsuru Bashiru (MFM FC); Zaharaddeen Bello (Dabo Babes Academy); Abdullahi Mustapaha (Spotlight FC); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Samuel Okon (Greater Tomorrow Academy); Prince Omego (Apapa Golden Stars); Rowland Silas (Airforce FC)<br /><br /><b>Midfielders</b>: Abdullahi Alfa (Football College Academy); Bernard Bulbwa (Esperance FC, Tunisia); Akinjide Idowu (Nigeria Young Academy); Ifeanyi Ifeanyi (Water FC); Wasiu Jimoh (Kwara Academy); Ifeanyi Mathew (El-Kanemi Warriors); Chidebere Nwakali (Manchester City, England); Obinna Nwobodo (Enugu Rangers); Kingsley Sokari (Enyimba FC); Musa Yahaya (Tottenham Hotspurs, England)<br /><br /><b>Forwards</b>: Alhassan Abdullahi (FC Heart); Taiwo Awoniyi (United Academy); Chidera Ezeh (FC Porto, Portugal); Okechukwu Gabriel (Water FC); Saviour Godwin (FC Sports); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Success Isaac (Granada FC, Spain); Billy Michael (El-Cruzeiro FC); Christian Pyagbara (Dolphins FC); Usman Sani Sale (Wikki Tourists); Moses Simon (Kaa Gent, Belgium)<br />
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