Nigeria’s contingents for the CAF African Schools Football Championship Zonal Qualifiers have officially departed the country this morning, marking the beginning of another chapter in the nation’s growing investment in school football development. The boys’ team is expected to compete in the WAFU B region as they chase a place in the continental finals.
The majority of the players and officials flew out of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, while others departed from the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. All contingents will converge in Abidjan for a stopover before being airlifted together to Ouagadougou, the host city for this year’s zonal tournament.
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Nigeria has been placed in Group B alongside Côte d’Ivoire and the Republic of Benin. It is a competitive field, but one that offers a clear path to the semifinals for a disciplined and cohesive Nigerian side.
The selected players emerged from a nationwide school football system that continues to produce exceptional young talents. Representatives were drawn from schools that excelled during the National School Football Competition. Among them are Government Basic Education School Cantonment, Kaduna, National Grammar School Nike Enugu, and Ekiti Parapo College Ido Ekiti. These schools have built reputations for balancing academic excellence with structured football development.
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Below is the full squad representing Nigeria in the boys’ category:
Full Squad and Schools
Goalkeepers
Tukur Sa’adu – Govt. Jnr. Sec. Sch. Mohammed Nya, Jalingo
Chima Joshua – Adaigbo Sec. Sch. Ogwashi Uku, Delta State
Defenders
Nura Mujaheed – Govt. Basic Educ. School Cantonment A Kaduna
Aliyu Hamza Ibrahim – Adaigbo Sec. Sch. Ogwashi Uku Delta State
Adedeji Tobiloba Feranmi – Ekiti Parapo College Ido Ekiti
Ijachi Timothy Ogar – National Grammar Sch. Nike Enugu
Juwe Divine Ndubisi – Adaigbo Sec. Sch. Ogwashi Uku Delta State
Oruomoni John Pere – National Grammar Sch. Nike Enugu
Midfielders
Ajang Isaac Idoh – Govt. Jnr. Sec. Sch. Mohammed Nya Jalingo
Titus Thomas Aaron – National Grammar Sch. Nike Enugu
Echeruozo Nnamdi – National Grammar Sch. Nike Enugu
Attacking Midfielders
Auwal Yusuf – Adaigbo Sec. Sch. Ogwashi Uku Delta State
Peter Moses – Govt. Basic Educ. School Cantonment A Kaduna
Mohammed Abdulsalam – Govt. Basic Educ. School Cantonment A Kaduna
Adeleke Fawas Ayomide – Ekiti Parapo College Ido Ekiti
Attackers
Adeyanju Marcus Feranmi – Ekiti Parapo College Ido Ekiti
Okonkwo Wisdom – Adaigbo Sec. Sch. Ogwashi Uku Delta State
Shuaibu Umar Faruk – Govt. Basic Educ. School Cantonment A Kaduna
Mufutau Abdulrazzaq Oladimeji – Ekiti Parapo College Ido Ekiti
The Officials
Oluwaseun Omoyemi Oyeniyi, Coach
Bashar Argungu Sani, Team Manager
Ifeanyi Michael Nweke, Technical Officer
Jimoh Rahman Momoh, Medical Officer
Ameen Adebayo Mohammed, Safeguarding Officer
Muhammad Ibrahim, Young Referee
The top two teams from each group will progress to the semifinals before the finalists meet on Thursday, 4 December 2025, to determine the WAFU B champion.
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For many of these young boys, this journey is bigger than a football competition. It is an opportunity to test their abilities against some of the brightest school talents in West Africa. It is also a platform that has historically opened pathways into national youth teams, football academies, scholarship programmes, and emerging scouting networks across the continent.
As Nigeria arrives in Ouagadougou, expectations remain high. The blend of tactical strength, raw ability, and strong school foundations offers real promise. The CAF African Schools Football Championship continues to grow in profile, and Nigeria’s new generation is eager to leave a lasting mark.
