The Nigerian national team made a statement after qualifying for the 2018 world cup. The team melted the hearts of Nigerian supporters after they defeated the 2014 finalist Argentina 4-2 in a recently played friendly match.
The fact that the team has the right quality of players is good news for every fan; however, it’s astonishing to know that the team is one of the youngest team to qualify for the 2018 world cup.
According to CIES football observation, the Nigerian National team is the youngest team to qualify for the 2018 world cup. The team that qualified for the 2018 world cup fielded young players with an average age of 24.9.
In this article, we will look at the break down of the youngest National team to qualify for the 2018 world cup “Nigeria”.
|
PLAYER |
POSITION |
AGE |
| Ikechukwu Ezenwa | Goalkeeper | 29 |
| Daniel Akpeyi | Goalkeeper | 31 |
| Francis Uzoho | Goalkeeper | 19 |
| Dele Ajiboye | Goalkeeper | 27 |
| Shehu Abdullahi | Defender | 24 |
| William Troost-Ekong | Defender | 24 |
| Leon Balogun | Defender | 28 |
| Elderson Echiéjilé | Defender | 29 |
| Kenneth Omeruo | Defender | 24 |
| Chidozie Awaziem | Defender | 20 |
| Tyronne Ebuehi | Defender | 21 |
| Brian Idowu | Defender | 25 |
| Uche Henry Agbo | Defender | 21 |
| Ola Aina | Defender | 21 |
| Ogenyi Onazi | Midfielder | 24 |
| John Obi Mikel | Midfielder | 30 |
| Wilfred Ndidi | Midfielder | 20 |
| John Ogu | Midfielder | 29 |
| Etebo Oghenekaro | Midfielder | 22 |
| Chidiebere Nwakali | Midfielder | 20 |
| Mikel Agu | Midfielder | 24 |
| Moses Simon | Attacker | 22 |
| Odion Ighalo | Attacker | 28 |
| Victor Moses | Attacker | 26 |
| Olarenwaju Kayode | Attacker | 24 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | Attacker | 21 |
| Alex Iwobi | Attacker | 21 |
| Ahmed Musa | Attacker | 25 |
| Henry Onyekuru | Attacker | 20 |
| Anthony Nwakaeme | Attacker | 28 |
