Golden Eaglets head coach Uwejamomere Eboboritse has named a 62-player squad to report to camp in Abuja as Nigeria's under-17 side begins its screening and training exercises ahead of the WAFU B U-17 Championship, scheduled for October.

The squad is composed of five goalkeepers, 18 defenders, 20 midfielders, and 19 forwards — a broad pool from which Eboboritse and his assistants, Kalli Mohammed Kachalla and Abdullahi Isa, will shape a competitive team for the regional tournament.

Nigeria have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup five times, and the Golden Eaglets enter this cycle with ambitions of adding to that record. The WAFU B Championship serves as a key qualifier on the road to the global stage.

Full squad breakdown

Goalkeepers: Emmanuel Dada (Beyond Limits FA); Enabodje Jackson Akpobome (Dosu Joseph FA); Mutiu Adenle Adedayo (Seamoriow FA); Usama Salisu (Ranchers Bees FC); Johnny Kelvin (KMK Football Academy)

Defenders: Daniel Agunzi (Imperial FA); Michael Ogwuche (Triple 44 Academy); Chinedu Destiny (Supreme Kings FC); Isa Jamiu (Inspire FA); Ifechukwu Nweke (Benin City Sports Academy); Nabil Shehu (Sports Supply FA); Augustine David (Right2Win FA); Abdullahi Muhammad (Ahzuba FC); Auwal Fahad (Derby FA); Ahuchaogu Chinenye Goodluck (Supreme Kings FC); Chinedu Nchoje (Gbagada FC); Ekwueme Chidubem (Giant Brillars FC); Tochukwu Muoneme (Rangers International FC); Eke Kingsley (Supreme Kings FC); Mubarak Dayyatu (Mahanaim FC); Abdulrazak Ibrahim (Breakthrough FA); Davidson Chukwuemeka (Golden Generation FA); Isah Kasim Ladan (Mavlon FC 24); Hussaini Saeed (AS Roma Academy)

Midfielders: Paul Emmanuel Akpan (Solo Wanderers FC); Goodness Ukwubile (Turf Arena FA); Japhet Vincent (Mees Palace FA); Chinedu Divine Mbachu (Sporting Lagos); Sochima Joshua Emeka (Multilife Saver FC); Anifowose Faruq Olayanju (Jaguar Sports FA); Mansur Sanusi (Beyond Limits FA); Adegbola Alameen Oladimeji (Stormers FC); Abdullahi Jamiu Afolabi (Smart City FC); Salisu Abdulsamad (B Angel FA); Oluwole Akinyele (Breeding Professionals FA); Abubakar Fuhaad (Stormers FC); Abdulrazak Abubakar (Simoiben Academy); Michael Ekundayo (Vinod Academy); Otugo Akachukwu (P. Sports FA); Abdulmalik Babatunde (Adoration Football Academy); Nwobodo Chinoso (Mavlon FC); Abdulsalam Fuhad (Cart FC Academy); Benedict Samuel (Ikon Allah Football Academy); Benjamin Benedict Boloni (Dreamline Football Academy)

Forwards: Barnabas Chichi (Transformers FA); Ayinde Basit (Ikorodu City FA); Igboenobe Columbus (Forster FA); Yusuf Isa Alo (Footwork FA); Raheem Lateef (Inspire FA); Abuchi Lawrence (Sporting Lagos); Abas Sani (Kubarachi FC); Israel Asuquo Ayo (Kon Academy); Usoro Godswill (Sporting Supreme FC); Usman Kachalla (Desert Fox FC); Muhammad Auwal (Kano Pillars FC); Mahmud Ahmed (Beyond Limits FA); Anreki Peter Samuel (Strikers Hub FA); Fasiu Mubarak (Sporting Supreme FC); Abdullahi Suleiman Ibrahim (Ikon Allah Football Academy); Shaibu Umar Faruk (Palmville College Lagos); Bello Ibrahim (Palmville College Lagos); Aliyu Abah Muhammed (Lobi Stars Feeders)