2026 FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival: Nigeria ‘s Future Eagles land in Baku, confront South Sudan

 
Nigeria’s U15 boys, Future Eagles and their officers arrived in Baku, capital metropolis of Azerbaijan on Thursday afternoon for the inaugural version of the FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival, going down twenty second – thirty first October, 2026.
 
The 14 gamers and their six officers, together with Head Coach, Patrick Bassey and Team Administrator, Nasiru Jibril flew out of Abuja on Wednesday night time to Istanbul aboard a Turkish Airline flight, earlier than connecting to the Azerbaijan capital.
 
Nigeria, in Group AD of the competitors, will play towards South Sudan, Jordan, The Gambia, Cyprus and Pakistan with their first match developing on Saturday towards South Sudan. They will then play Jordan and The Gambia on Sunday, earlier than taking up Cyprus and Pakistan on Monday.
 
The inaugural match will characteristic an eight-a-side format, with matches consisting of two 20-minute halves.
 
Performances within the group stage will decide which tier every nation will progress to within the second stage, which can take centre stage on twenty eighth and twenty ninth October, whereas the tier finals can be performed on Friday, thirtieth October.
 
FUTURE EAGLES FOR FIFA U15 WORLD CUP & FESTIVAL:
 
Goalkeepers: Victor Wisdom (Eagles Wings Academy, Abuja), Peter Linus (HB Academy, Abuja)
 
Defenders: Daniel Olaomi (Eagles Wings Academy), Prosperity Anionovo (Buruj Football Academy, Lagos), Timothy Ijachi (Mavlon FC, Lagos), David Okwusogu (NFF TDS), Michael Ibironke (NFF TDS)
 
Midfielders: Abdulsalam Muhammad (Simonben Academy, Kaduna), Martin Chukwu (AS Roma Academy, Abuja), Ayomide Jekami (NFF TDS), Mayowa Salu (NFF TDS)
 
Forwards: Abdulrazak Mufutau (12Alive FC, Ibadan), Wisdom Oche (Shakhandam Academy, Abuja), Wisdom Boniface (Adoration Academy, Enugu)