Nickname(s) | Flying Eagles | ||
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Association | Nigeria Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF ( Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU ( West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Mitchell Adebanjo | ||
Home stadium | Agege Stadium | ||
FIFA code | NGA | ||
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 1981) | ||
Best result | Runners-up ( 1989, 2005) | ||
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1978–79) | ||
Best result | Champions ( 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015) | ||
WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2018) | ||
Best result | Champions ( 2022) |
The Nigerian men's national under-20 football team represents Nigeria in men's international football also known as the Nigeria Under-20s or nicknamed the Flying Eagles. The Flying Eagles is the youth team for the national soccer in Nigeria. It plays a large role in the development of Nigerian football, and is considered the feeder team for the senior team. It is controlled by the Nigerian Football Federation. The team has won a record seven African U-20 Cup of Nations titles and are also two-times runners-up of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1977 | Did not enter | |||||||
1979 | Semi-finalists | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
1981 | Semi-finalists | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
1983 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
1985 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
1987 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
1989 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
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Did not enter | |||||||
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Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Second place | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
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Second place | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Total | 18/23 | 7 titles | 97 | 56 | 14 | 27 | 151 | 90 |
A gold background colour indicates that Nigeria won the tournament.
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
*There was no third place match from 1979-1989.
Intercontinental
Continental
Sub-Continental
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023. [13]
Caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2023, after the match against Tunisia.
Nickname(s) | Flying Eagles | ||
---|---|---|---|
Association | Nigeria Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF ( Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU ( West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Mitchell Adebanjo | ||
Home stadium | Agege Stadium | ||
FIFA code | NGA | ||
| |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 1981) | ||
Best result | Runners-up ( 1989, 2005) | ||
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1978–79) | ||
Best result | Champions ( 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015) | ||
WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2018) | ||
Best result | Champions ( 2022) |
The Nigerian men's national under-20 football team represents Nigeria in men's international football also known as the Nigeria Under-20s or nicknamed the Flying Eagles. The Flying Eagles is the youth team for the national soccer in Nigeria. It plays a large role in the development of Nigerian football, and is considered the feeder team for the senior team. It is controlled by the Nigerian Football Federation. The team has won a record seven African U-20 Cup of Nations titles and are also two-times runners-up of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1977 | Did not enter | |||||||
1979 | Semi-finalists | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
1981 | Semi-finalists | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
1983 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
1985 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
1987 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
1989 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
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Did not enter | |||||||
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Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Second place | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
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Second place | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Total | 18/23 | 7 titles | 97 | 56 | 14 | 27 | 151 | 90 |
A gold background colour indicates that Nigeria won the tournament.
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
*There was no third place match from 1979-1989.
Intercontinental
Continental
Sub-Continental
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023. [13]
Caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2023, after the match against Tunisia.