THE PROFILE OF THE CHILE 2015 U-17 WORLD CUP GOLDEN EAGLETS
As the defending Champions of the FIFAU-17 World Cup, the Golden Eaglets arrived in Santiago, the Capital city of Chile where they will take on the USA in the first match, the players are in buoyant mood as Nigeria has a solid record at the U-17 level.
The Golden Eagles are the defending Champions as they won the U-17 world cup two years ago (a feat masterminded by trio of Yahaya, Iheanacho and Captain Musa Mohammed) and would be making their 10th appearance in the 16th edition of the U-17 World cup tournament.
The Coach have not hidden his intension as he said that they are in Chile to win knowing that Nigeria have never won the U-17 outside Asia.
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has named a strong 21-man squad which comprises of three goalkeepers, 4 defenders, 8 midfielders and six strikers. Nigeria are with the youngest squad in the U-17 championship as Orji Okonkwo (17years) is the oldest with Edidiong Essien (15years) the youngest with an average age of 16.42years.
On this note SoccerNet Nigeria takes a complete look at the profile of the current U-17 team led by utility player Kelechi Nwakali.
THE FULL PROFILE:
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PLAYER PROFILE
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 NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Akpan David UDOH
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DATE OF BIRTH: 18th July 1999
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AGE: 16 years
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POSITION: Goalkeeper
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SQUAD NO: 1
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PLAYER PROFILE
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 NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: John LAZARUS
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DATE OF BIRTH: 06th June 1998
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AGE: 17 Years
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POSITION: Defender
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SQUAD NO: 2
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Tobechukwu Henry IBE
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DATE OF BIRTH: 17th June 1998
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AGE: 17 years
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POSITION: Defender
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SQUAD NO: 3
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA |
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FULL NAME: David ENOGELA
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DATE OF BIRTH: 04th February 1998
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AGE: 17 years
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POSITION: Midfielder
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SQUAD NO: 4
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PROFILE PLAYER
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Lukman Halilu ZAKARI
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DATE OF BIRTH: 23rd December 1998
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AGE: 16 years
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POSITION: Defender
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SQUAD NO: 5
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Kingsley Dogo MICHAEL
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DATE OF BIRTH: 26th August 1999
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AGE: 16 years
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POSITION: Midfielder
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SQUAD NO: 6
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Funsho Ibrahim BAMGBOYE
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DATE OF BIRTH: 09th January 1999
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AGE: 16 years
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POSITION: Forward
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SQUAD NO: 7
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Samuel CHUKWUEZE
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DATE OF BIRTH: 22nd May 1999
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AGE: 16 years
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POSITION: Midfielder
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SQUAD NO: 8
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Victor James OSIMHEN
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DATE OF BIRTH: 29th December 1998
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AGE: 16 years
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POSITION: Forward
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SQUAD NO: 9
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Kelechi NWAKALI
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DATE OF BIRTH: 05th June 1998
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AGE: 17 years
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POSITION: Midfielder
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SQUAD NO: 10
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Chinedu Stephen MADUEKE
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DATE OF BIRTH: 05th August 1998
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AGE: 17 years
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POSITION: Midfielder
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SQUAD NO: 11
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Chukwudi AGOR
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DATE OF BIRTH: 26th November 1998
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AGE: 16 years
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POSITION: Midfielder
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SQUAD NO: 12
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Joel Aiyetoya OSIKEL
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DATE OF BIRTH: 17th June 1998
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AGE: 17 years
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POSITION: Midfielder
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SQUAD NO: 13
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Ejike Gideon IKWU
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DATE OF BIRTH: 15th February 1999
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AGE: 16 years old
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POSITION: Defender
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SQUAD NO: 14
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Udochukwu Ndubusi ANUMUDU
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DATE OF BIRTH: 09th October 1998
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AGE: 17 years
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POSITION: Forward
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SQUAD NO: 15
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Amos Innocent BENJAMIN
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DATE OF BIRTH: 22rd December 1998
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AGE: 16 years
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POSITION: Goalkeeper
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SQUAD NO: 16
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Osinachi Christian EBERE
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DATE OF BIRTH: 04th April 1998
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AGE: 17 years
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POSITION: Forward
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SQUAD NO: 17
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Edidiong Michael ESSIEN
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DATE OF BIRTH: 26th November 1999
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AGE: 15 years
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POSITION: Midfielder
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SQUAD NO: 18
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA
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FULL NAME: Sunday Oluwadeji ALIMI
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DATE OF BIRTH: 07th October 1999
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AGE: 16 years
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POSITION: Forward
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SQUAD NO: 19
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA |
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FULL NAME: Orji OKWONKWO
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DATE OF BIRTH: 19th January 1998
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AGE: 17 years
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POSITION: Forward
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SQUAD NO: 20
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PLAYER PROFILE
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NIGERIA |
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FULL NAME: Chisom Emmanuel CHIAHA
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DATE OF BIRTH: 02nd February 1998
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AGE: 17 years
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POSITION: Goalkeeper
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SQUAD NO: 21
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COACH
Emmanuel AMUNEKE
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Everyone knows they're in their 20's as most/if not all African teams!