Azerbaijan 2026: Bassey calls 23 Future Eagles to camp

In preparation for the upcoming FIFA U15 Youth World Cup and Festival scheduled from October 22 to 31, 2026, Head Coach Patrick Bassey invited 23 players to the camp of Nigeria’s U15 boys, known as the Future Eagles. The event will be held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

The invited players were instructed to report to the NFF/FIFA Goal Project Hostel inside the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. They were asked to bring proper football boots suitable for the artificial turf, which will be utilized for training in Abuja and Baku, as well as for the matches during the World Cup and Festival.

All State Football Associations, clubs, academies, schools, and parents or guardians of the invited players were advised to personally escort them to the camp in Abuja.

Bassey, a well-known youth developer currently affiliated with Bichi First FC, will be supported by his assistants Husaini Lawan Umar and Augustine Iyamu.

The list of invited players includes:
- 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), Sani Bello (Greenlock Academy), Mabub Akinlabi (Utmost FC)
- Midfielders: Abdulsalam Muhammad (Simonben Academy, Kaduna), Martin Chukwu (AS Roma Academy, Abuja), Ayomide Jekami (NFF TDS), Mayowa Salu (NFF TDS), Baasit Bolaji Abdullahi (Chrisland High School), Emmanuel Olagoke (3SC Youth Team, Ibadan), Malik Abdulkareem (NFF TDS), Samuel Akinde (Utmost FC)
- Forwards: Abdulrazak Mufutau (12Alive FC, Ibadan), Wisdom Oche (Shakhandam Academy, Abuja), Wisdom Boniface (Adoration Academy, Enugu), Samuel Amodu (NFF TDS), Bello Shittu (Greenlock Academy), Daniel Pamfey (Gwol FC, Jos).