Nigeria U20 squad announcement : Man Utd-linked striker, Enyimba ace named in final 28-man squad

The Nigeria Football Federation have announced the finalized roster for the upcoming WAFU B U20 Championship taking place in Niamey.

Flying Eagles head coach Ladan Bosso is taking a pool of twenty eight players consisting of three goalkeepers, eight defenders, eight midfielders and nine attackers to the Niger Republic capital.

Of the players named in the squad, only one in the shape of FK Zalgris Vilnius striker Adams Olubi is based abroad.

Former Nigeria U17 international Ahmed Abdullahi will be one of the players to watch out for during the tournament in Niger, having made the squad list along with Enyimba defender Oluwatosin Adegbite and Adoration FC striker Divine Nwachukwu.

HB Academy center forward Abdullahi is on the radar of Premier League giants Manchester United and Manchester City, and has undergone trials at Borussia Dortmund, Marseille and Lorient.

Seven-time African champions Nigeria will face Ghana and Burkina Faso in Group B of the WAFU B Championship scheduled for May 7-20.

The Flying Eagles will confront Ghana in their first match of the competition on Sunday, 8th May, before they take on Burkina Faso three days later. Both matches hold at the General Seyni Kountche Stadium in Niamey.

The Nigeria Football Federation have arranged two friendly matches in Niamey to put the team in premium shape and readiness for the competition proper.

Goalkeepers (3): Nathaniel Nwosu (Water FC); Chijioke Aniagboso (Giant Brillars); Saheed Jimoh (Adoration FC)

Defenders (8): Opeyemi Omooloyi (Akure City); Abubakar Babaji (Niger Tornadoes); Lekan Oyedele (Remo Stars); Oluwatosin Adegbite (Enyimba FC); Augustine Njoku (Abia Warriors); Chikezie Okolie (Giant Brillars); David Sholumade (Akwa United); Benjamin Frederick (ABS FC)

Midfielders (8): Anas Hassan (Vandrezzer FC); Daniel Daga (FC One Rocket); Oluwaseyi Falodun (Jossy United); Samson Lawal (Katsina United); Onuche Ogbelu (Fosla Academy); Muhammad Aminu (Gombe United); Muhammad Shehu (Katsina United); Frederick Godwin (City FC)

Forwards (9): Adams Olubi (FK Zalgris Vilnius, Lithuania); Tolulope Ojo (Remo Stars); Ibrahim Muhammad (Maikunkele FC); Ibrahim Yahaya (Gombe United); Rilwanu Haliru Sarki (Mahanaim FC); Divine Nwachukwu (Adoration FC); Ahmed Abdullahi (HB Academy); Abdullahi Adam (Nasarawa United); Albert Hilary (Plateau United)

Ifeanyi Emmanuel