Nigeria national under-20 football team
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The Nigeria national under-20 football team represents Nigeria in international football completions. They have attended the FIFA U-20 World Cup 12 times with its best placing as runners-up twice in 1989 and 2005.
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Nickname(s) | Flying Eagles | ||
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Association | Nigeria Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Mitchell Adebanjo | ||
Home stadium | Agege Stadium | ||
FIFA code | NGA | ||
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 1981) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1989, 2005) | ||
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1978–79) | ||
Best result | Champions (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015) | ||
WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2018) | ||
Best result | Champions (2022) |
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