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The Nigeria U-20 men's national soccer team, also known as the Nigeria Under-20s or nicknamed the Flying Eagles, is the youth team for national soccer in Nigeria. It plays a large role in the development of Nigerian soccer, and is considered to be the feeder team for the Nigeria men's national soccer team and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation.
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Former coaches
- Christopher Udemezue (1982-1987)
- Paul Hamilton (1983-1985)
- Olatunde Nurudeen Disu (1987-1997)
- Thijs Libregts (1998-1999)
- Samson Siasia (2005-2007,2009)
- Ladan Basso (2007-2009)
- John Obuh (2011-2013)
- Emmanuel Amunike (2016)
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Achievements
- African Youth Championship: Champions 7 times
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- 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015
- FIFA World Youth Championship
- 1983 - Group Stage
- 1985 - 3rd
- 1987 - Group Stage
- 1989 - 2nd
- 1999 - Quarterfinals
- 2005 - 2nd
- 2007 - Quarterfinals
- 2009 - Second Round
- 2011 - Quarterfinals
- 2013 - Second Round
- 2015 - Round of 16
- 2017 - Did not qualify
- 2019 - To be determined
- WAFU U-20 Championship
- 2008- Quarterfinals
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Staff
- Head Coach: Paul Aigbogun
- Assistants Abdullahi Maikaba; Abubakar Bala
- Scouting Hassan Abdallah
- Goalkeepers' Trainer Suleiman Shuaibu
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Current squad
The following players were named to the squad for March 2018 friendlies against Egypt
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Older Squads
- 2015 African U-20 Championship
- 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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References
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