Golden Eaglets head coach, Manu Garba has submitted a 50-man provisional list to the Nigeria Football Federation for the U-17 World Cup in Brazil.
The list according to reporters comprises of players from the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Tanzania, where Nigeria placed fourth.
According to the team’s Media Officer, Francis Achi, the list will be forwarded to FIFA on or before September 26 as stipulated.
“The provisional list has been submitted to the NFF so hopefully it will be forwarded to FIFA before the deadline on September 26,” Achi told Sports Extra.
Meanwhile, the Eaglets were due to fly out yesterday to Turkey for an U-17 World Cup preparatory tournament in Istanbul.