Nigerian National Football Team (U-20 Men)
Nickname (s) | Flying Eagles | ||
Association | Nigeria Football Federation | ||
confederacy | CAF | ||
Home stadium | Abuja National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | NGA | ||
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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 |