FIFA U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles coach invites Kelechi Iheanacho, 34 others to camp

Babalola Tomiwa

The Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba has called Manchester City youngster, Kelechi Iheanacho and 34 others to the Nigeria's U-20 provisional squad for the 2015 Fifa U20 World Cup that starts on May 30.

Nigeria their seventh African youth Championship title for a record seventh time in Senegal in March 2015, heading to New Zealand as the African champions.

Garba also called Taiwo Awoniyi, who scored three goals at the 2015 AYC in Senegal, gold winning goalkeeper at the FIFA U-17 world cup in Dubai, Dele Alampasu, Prince Omego and Abdullahi Mustapaha while Wasiu Jimoh, Zaharaddeen Bello and Usman Sani Sale were also invited.

Isaac Success and Musa Yahaya also returned after missing out of the African Youth Championship in Senegal along side Iheanacho, who was not released by Manchester United due to injury.

The highest goal scorer at the 20th Africa U20 Championship, Musa Muhammed was also given an invitation by coach Manu Garba for the preparations towards the U-20 world cup which commences May 30, 2015.

There are four goalkeepers, ten defenders, ten midfielders and eleven strikers.

Nigeria will face five-time champions Brazil , Hungary and Korea DPR in Group E of the preliminary round of the 2015 Fifa World Youth Championship in New Zealand.

FULL LIST

Goalkeepers: Adamu Abubakar (Flash FC); Dele Alampasu (Football College Academy); Joshua Enaholo (MFM FC); Olorunleke Ojo (Giwa FC)

Defenders: Musa Muhammed (FC Heart Academy); Saheed Abdul-Ganiyu (Ace Academy); Adebayo Ademilua (Nath Boys); Monsuru Bashiru (MFM FC); Zaharaddeen Bello (Dabo Babes Academy); Abdullahi Mustapaha (Spotlight FC); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium);Samuel Okon (Greater Tomorrow Academy); Prince Omego (Apapa Golden Stars); Rowland Silas (Airforce FC)

Midfielders: Abdullahi Alfa (Football College Academy); Bernard Bulbwa (Esperance FC, Tunisia); Akinjide Idowu (Nigeria Young Academy); Ifeanyi Ifeanyi (Water FC); Wasiu Jimoh (Kwara Academy); Ifeanyi Mathew (El-Kanemi Warriors); Chidebere Nwakali (Manchester City, England); Obinna Nwobodo (Enugu Rangers); Kingsley Sokari (Enyimba FC); Musa Yahaya (Tottenham Hotspurs, England)

Forwards: Alhassan Abdullahi (FC Heart); Taiwo Awoniyi (Imperial Academy); Chidera Ezeh (FC Porto, Portugal); Okechukwu Gabriel (Water FC);Saviour Godwin (FC Sports); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Success Isaac (Granada FC, Spain); Billy Michael (El-Cruzeiro FC), Christian Pyagbara (Dolphins FC); Usman Sani Sale (Wikki Tourists); Moses Simon (Kaa Gent, Belgium)