Iheanacho, Success Make Garba’s Provisional Squad for AYC Qualifier

Kelechi Iheanacho and Isaac Success are two familiar names from the victorious Golden Eaglets team from last year who have been named in the Nigeria Under-20 squad expected to reconvene in Abuja on Sunday ahead of a 2015 African Youth Championship qualifier.

About eight of the players, who helped the coach Manu Garba-led side to clinching a record fourth title for Nigeria on the Fifa Under-17 World Cup stage in the United Arab Emirate in November, has joined top European clubs and are part of the Flying Eagles provisional squad.

Other Europe-based players picked in the 35-man provisional squad are: Musa Muhammed (Besiktas,Turkey), Chidiebere Nwakali (Manchester City, England), Chidera Eze (FC Porto, Portugal), Musa Yahaya (Celta Vigo, Spain) and Sunday Alampasu, who is undergoing trials in Belgium.

Bulk of Immediate Past Golden Eaglets Players Make Flying Eagles 35-Man Provisional Squad.
Bulk of Immediate Past Golden Eaglets Players Make Flying Eagles 35-Man Provisional Squad.

The full squad:

Goalkeepers: Sunday Alampasu, Adamu Abubakar, Abdulazeez Abubakar, Zaharadden Mohammed

Defenders: Samuel Okon, Aliyu Abubakar, Wilfred Ndidi, Prince Izu Omego, Timothy Danladi,Ifeanyi Nweke, Mazadu Sirajo, Mustapha Abdullahi, Musa Muhammed, Zaharaddeen Bello

Midfielders: Abdullahi Alfa, Akinjide Idowu,Ifeanyi Matthew, Mathias Samuel, Fedelix Irene, Uche Okeke, Chidiebere Nwakali

Strikers: Taiwo Awoniyi, Alhassan Ibrahim, Bernard Bulbwa,Suleiman Abdullahi, Billy Auta, Abubakar Lawal, Wasiu Jimoh, Anthony Omaka,Umar Ahmed, Kelechi Iheanacho, Isaac Success, Musa Yahaya, Chidera Eze, Victory Omodiagbe

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