Nigerian National Football Team (U-20 Men)

Nigeria

Nickname (s)	Flying Eagles
Association	Nigeria Football Federation
confederacy	CAF
Home stadium	Abuja National Stadium
FIFA code	NGA
First jersey Second jersey
(Status: unknown)

The Nigerian U-20 national soccer team is a selection team of Nigerian soccer players . It is subject to the Nigeria Football Federation and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations or at the U-20 African Championships and U-20 World Championships .

The team became vice world champions in Saudi Arabia in 1989 and in the Netherlands in 2005 . In addition, she was African champion seven times: 1983 , 1985 , 1987 , 1989 , 2005 , 2011 and 2015 .

Participation in U-20 soccer world championships

1977	not qualified
1979
1981
1983	Preliminary round
1985	3rd place
1987	Preliminary round
1989	2nd place
1991	not qualified
1993
1995
1997
1999	Quarter finals
2001	not qualified
2003
2005	2nd place
2007	Quarter finals
2009	Round of 16
2011	Quarter finals
2013	Round of 16
2015	Round of 16
2017	not qualified
2019	Round of 16

Participation in the U-20 African Championships

1979	3rd place
1981	3rd place
1983	African champions
1985	African champions
1987	African champions
1989	African champions
1991	not participated
1993	Preliminary round
1995	3rd place
1997	not qualified
1999	2nd place
2001	Preliminary round
2003	not qualified
2005	African champions
2007	2nd place
2009	3rd place
2011	African champions
2013	3rd place
2015	African champions
2017	not qualified
2019	4th Place

See also

• Nigerian national soccer team
• Nigerian National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)