Nigeria Top 50 Youngsters (20- 16) : Osimhen, Solanke, Okechukwu, Aina & Esiti

In continuation of allnigeriasoccer.com Top 50 Nigerian youngsters, we reveal numbers 20-16. All players yet to celebrate their 24th birthday are eligible to appear on the list.

20) Victor Osimhen (Ultimate Strikers Academy, Lagos)
Age : 17
Market Value : €3,500,000
Comments : Osimhen was the first Golden Eaglets player to agree terms with a professional club (Wolfsburg) after starring at the 2015 Fifa U17 World Cup, where he won the Golden Boot.

Has physical presence with a fierce shot. A natural born penalty-box predator .

19) Dominic Solanke (Chelsea)
Age : 19
Market Value : €6,000,000
Comments : Can play a variety of offensive roles : center forward, support striker, winger and attacking midfield. Has been at Chelsea since Under 8, rising through the ranks before making his debut against NK Maribor in the Champions League.

The most impressive part of his game is that he scores goals for fun. Netted seven goals in twenty-five appearances while on loan at Dutch club Vitesse last term. The physical striker has cited Drogba, Fernando Torres and Diego Costa as his role models.

18) Azubuike Okechukwu ( Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey)
Age : 19
Market Value : €3,000,000
Comments : 2016 has been a good year for Azubuike, playing an important role as the Nigeria U23s won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games.

A talented defensive midfielder, he can rightly be called a midfield general, effectively dictates play in that position. Was missed against Germany at the Olympic Games semifinals. Teams in Belgium and Austria, including Club Brugge and Rapid Vienna are monitoring his progress in Turkey.

17) Anderson Esiti (Gent, Belgium)
Age : 22
Market Value : €1,500,000
Comments : Officially regarded as the most physical Nigerian player by Fifa 17. Esiti knows how to read the game, impose himself and knows when to go forward, which he showed during the recent World Cup qualifier against Zambia.

He has all the qualities needed to break into the starting line-up of the Super Eagles in the next few years.

16) Ola Aina (Chelsea)
Age : 20
Market Value : €5,000,000
Comments : Being chased by Nigeria after racking up more than 30 appearances for England youth teams. His preferred position is right fullback but made an impression during pre-season when he was asked to play at left back.

He was a non-playing substitute in four Premier League games this season before his perseverance paid off on Saturday when he made his debut against Leicester City.

Aina is strong, has a very good football brain, and knows how to stop the threat coming from different wingers.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel