EXCLUSIVE: Flying Eagles final World Cup squad – Top stars axed, 10 new players in

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SCORENigeria can exclusively report that there are major changes to the Flying Eagles final 21-man squad leading up to the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup, which kicks off in Chile later this month.

Enyimba winger Clinton Jephta, Bidemi Amole and Divine Oliseh, who featured at last year’s U20 AFCON WAFU B qualifiers in Togo have been dropped.

It was further learnt that skipper Daniel Bemeyi now leads at least 10 players, who have been involved with the team in the past one, to Chile.

Israel Ayuma, Ebenezer Harcourt, Charles Agada, Auwal Ibrahim, Kparobo Arierhi, Tahir Maigana, Odinaka Okoro are among the old players who made the final cut to South America.

Fullback Adamu Maigari misses out after he suffered a major knee injury.

The squad of 20 players led by coach Aliyu Zubairu will fly out of Abuja tonight.

Norway-based midfielder Daniel Daga will complete the squad in Chile.


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