May 23, 2015






The stage is set for the twentieth edition of the Fifa U20 World Cup with all the participating teams submitting their final list for the championship.

With an average age of just 18.9 years, Nigeria are, for the first time ever, taking the youngest panel of players to the championship in which they have twice contested the final.

Owing to their exploits at the African Youth Championship, where they emerged as champions, coach Manu Garba has kept faith in majority of the players who won the World U17 championship in UAE – with Kelechi Iheanacho, Musa Muhammed and goal machine Taiwo Awoniyi leading the pack.

Enyimba’s Kingsley Sokari is their oldest player at 20 years and one day, while Zaharaddeen Bello is Nigeria’s youngest representative, at 17 years five months.

Germany, on the other hand, have the oldest squad, with an average age of 19.9 years, just ahead of Portugal, Ukraine and Korea DPR.

Bayern Leverkusen’s 19-year old forward Julian Brandt is the European’s youngest player in a group containing a total of 19 players who are 20 or over.

Senegal’s Moussa Wague, 16 years seven months, is the youngest of all 504 players at the competition. Having been born in October 1998, he is just a month older than Ghana’s Kingsley Fobi. At the other end of the scale, Argentina’s 20 years five months forward Alejandro Romero is the oldest player in the competition.http://www.punchng.com/news/u20-wc-nigeria-to-field-the-youngest-squad/

football age!

Tolexander:
football age!

Wetin be your own football age?

those men are people's father o

oloriooko:

Wetin be your own football age?

I'm definitely gonna feature in the U15 world cup next year sir.

Tolexander:
I'm definitely gonna feature in the U15 world cup next year sir.

Congrats sir

On paper

That's impressive.

They were born last night...

Very impressive. We also had the youngest when obuh was the coach

Our young bloods always deliver.. unlike the old Papas in Super Eagles.

Hehehehehhe! This is just like saying my grandma is a virgin

Me getting ready for channels KIDZ CUP

If we tell by their real age.. They are the oldest.. Nigerian Decides

It's true... Most of the players are from Academy.. I think this is the first time Nigeria will not be cheating at age group competition

safarigirl:
These ignorant fools shouting 'football age' here, you can tell dem no dey read news

demn girl! don't u think this is too strong

i prefer success to awoniyi

All those father of three na be youngest squad?..naija don't start to de mumu demself again. By the way where chrisantos?

d youngest player in dt team wuld b ard 25-27years

Great

Good luck boys

EbuGeneral:
i prefer success to awoniyi

why?

Good for them.....

my son must represent naija one day

taye taiwo is 23years old in abroad,whilst are twin brother kehinde is 33years old here in nigeria, 9ja i hail oooo

Football age

If l hear!

No fuel here, trekking everywhere. who are those behind this suffering? We leave for God judgement make Ogun strike dem all.

On paper I guess

Come on Boys! Bring home the trophy!