Flying Eagles Coach John Obuh Names Provisional 30 - Man Squad

Finally, after hours of suspense, Flying Eagles gaffer John Obuh has released a provisional 30 - man squad that will represent Nigeria at the Fifa Under 20 World Cup in Turkey this summer.

As first published by allnigeriasoccer.com, conspicuously missing from the squad is HNK Rijeka winger Theophilus Solomon.

The headline name on the roster must be 20 - year - old Michael Olaitan, who recently signed a four - year contract to play for Greek champions Olympiacos next season.

Dolphins of Port Harcourt is best represented with four players (Chizoba Amaefule, Abduljaleel Ajagun, Chidi Osuchukwu and Samuel Eduok) while Enyimba will contribute three players (Samuel Okani, Ikechukwu Okorie and Uche Agbo).

Wikki Tourists (Hassan Abubakar, Umar Aminu), Bayelsa United (Agboyi Ovbokha, Lucky Omeruo) and Kano Pillars (Mathias Samuel, Shehu Abdullahi) have two players apiece.

The squad includes six foreign based professionals led by attacking midfielder Michael Olaitan.

Flying Eagles Provisional Squad

Goalkeepers: Samuel Okani (Enyimba), Jonah Usman (ABS FC), John Felegha (Eupen, Belgium), Sebastian Osigwe (FC Emmenbrucke, Switzerland)

Defenders: Shehu Abdullahi (Kano Pillars), Moses Orkuma (Lobi Stars), Ikechukwu Okorie (Enyimba), Kingsley Madu (El Kanemi), Collins Jamilu (HNK Rijeka, Croatia), Chizoba Amaefule (Dolphins), Wilfred Ndidi (Nath Boys), Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Charlton Athletic youth team), Hassan Abubakar (Wikki Tourists)

Midfielders: Agboyi Ovbokha (Bayelsa United), Mathias Samuel (Kano Pillars), Abduljaleel Ajagun (Dolphins), Christian Pyagbara (unattached), Uche Agbo (Enyimba), Michael Olaitan (Olympiacos, Greece)

Forwards: Edafe Egbedi (AGF Aarhus, Denmark), Daddy Moses Simon (Unattached), Lucky Omeruo (Bayelsa United), Chidi Osuchukwu (Dolphins), Bright Ejike (Heartland), Umar Aminu (Wikki Tourists), Olanrewaju Kayode (unattached), Daniel Etor (Akwa United), Alhaji Gero (Enugu Rangers), Sikiru Alimi (Union Bank FC), Samuel Eduok (Dolphins)

Photo Credit: pesstatsdatabase.com