Barely few days away, the FIFA Under-20 would be underway in Argentina with the Nigeria Under-20 (Flying Eagles) expected to fly Africas flag in the youth tournament.
After its decent outing in the CAF Under-20 AFCON, the Nigeria Flying Eagles booked a place in the Mundial and has been drawn to face Dominican Republic, Italy and Brazil in Group D.
After weeks of preparations, the Coach Isah Ladan Bosso tutored side jetted off to Argentina with a 21-man squad comprising of (4) foreign based (17) local based youngsters.
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With the tournament billed to kick-start later this month, here are (5) promising players to look out for in the Nigeria Flying Eagles team.
1. Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
The Right2win and FDC Vista graduate who plies his trade in Bulgaria with Botev Plovdiv is one talent to look out in the Flying Eagles team.
The bullish forward pace and power makes the youngster unplayable. Enjoying life in Botev Plovdiv in his current maiden season, the Nigeria born striker has been a menace to the Bulgaria top-flight league defenders.
Umeh takes defenders to the cleaners for fun and his ability to create chances and goal scoring prowess makes a great addition in the Flying Eagles team and a star player to look out for.
2. Victor Eletu (AC Milan, Italy)
Eletu ranks amongst the foreign pros in the camp of the Nigeria Flying Eagles team. The Italian based youngster who plies his trade Serie A giant, AC Milan, has been described as the future of Nigeria Super Eagles team.
Eletu is always a player to behold, his eye for pocket space exploitation and his ability to score from far range makes him stand-out.
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His addition has been described as a well deserved one for the Flying Eagles heading into the FIFA U20 World Cup.
3. Augustine Njoku (Abi Warriors, Nigeria
The rock-solid right back ranks as one exceptional talent to be on the look out for in the Nigeria Flying Eagles team.
The Abia Warriors youngster showed a piece of the iceberg in the CAF Under-20 AFCON where he went ahead to be listed in the tournament Best XI.
Njoku is a huge threat to any team offensively and defensively. His pace and quick coverage makes him rugged defensively and his ability to deliver balls makes him a delight offensively.
4. Nnadi Tochukwu (Botev Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Nnadi inclusion as one of the Foreign Pro’s invited by Coach Isah Ladan Bosso has been applauded by football enthusiasts.
The box to box midfielder has been described as the missing link in the Flying Eagles midfield and his availability and inclusion would surely bring the needed balance in the Flying Eagles team.
The tireless and energetic youngster work-rate cannot be overemphasized and ability to pick up second balls and ability to initiate attack from the middle of the park makes unplayable.
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With an eye for goals, the midfielder is been tipped to bring the needed experience and maturity in the team.
5. Daga Daniel (Dakkada FC, Nigeria)
The Dakkada Midfielder ranks as one of the players to be on the look out for in the Nigeria Flying Eagles team.
Nicknamed the next ‘Ndidi Wilfred, Daga who has a similar playing pattern of the Leicester City midfielder talent and ability has never been in doubt.
With an outstanding performance in the WAFU-B tourney, the energetic and Athletic midfielder is been regarded as a talent for the future.