The Zimbabwe national football team represents Zimbabwe in men's international football and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formerly known as the Football Association of Rhodesia. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals, but has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations five times. Zimbabwe has also won the COSAFA Cup a record six times. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most successful international women's football team, having won a record eleven Women's Africa Cup of Nations titles; their most recent title in 2018, after defeating South Africa in the final. The team is also the only women's national team from the Confederation of African Football to have reached the quarterfinals in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympics.
Football is the most popular sport in Nigeria. The Nigeria national football team competes regularly for international titles and many Nigerian footballers compete in Europe, particularly in England. Nigeria has one of the finest national teams in Africa and has produced many notable footballers including Mudashiru Lawal, Rashidi Yekini, Jay Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo, Mikel John Obi and Victor Osimhen.
The Nigeria national U-17 football team known as the Golden Eaglets, is the youngest team that represents Nigeria in football The team is the most successful in international football for their age group winning a record, five FIFA U-17 World Cup titles and are runners up on three occasions. They are also two-time Africa U-17 Cup of Nations champions with their most recent title at the 2007 edition.
Lee Tae-ho is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent his entire career playing for the Daewoo Royals. In the history of the FIFA World Cup, he was the first player to be blind in one eye.
The Mexico national under-17 football team is one of the youth teams that represents Mexico in football at the under-17 level, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation. The team has reached the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup four times, and is a two-time winner, being crowned champions in 2005 and 2011.
In Israeli football (soccer), the Israel national under-19 football team and the Israel national under-20 football team ; or simply Israel Under-19s, Israel U19s; Israel Under-20s, Israel U20s - both squads are also regarded as the feeders for the Israel national under-21 team.
The Portugal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal.
Kim Pan-keun is former South Korean footballer.
This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Svenja Anette Huth is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
The Tunisia national under-20 football team, nicknamed The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles, belongs to the Tunisian Football Federation. Since 1977 the team has played eight times in the African Youth Championship, fifteen times in the UNAF U-20 Tournament, four times in the Arab Cup U-20 and three times in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The Qatar national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. Qatar's U-20 national team played an important role in the development of football in Qatar and gave it one of its first shining moments on the global stage when the youth squad finished second in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.
The U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, known for short as the U-20 AFCON and for sponsorship purposes as TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, previously known as the African Youth Championship and the African U-20 Championship, is the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 20. It serves as the African qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The Nigeria women's national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Falconets, represents Nigeria in international youth women's football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior women's national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification, which is the top competitions for this age group.
Lina Marie Magull is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Germany national team.
Valentine James Ozornwafor is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Belgian club Sporting Charleroi.
Nathaniel Ikechukwu Nwosu is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Water F.C. and the Nigerian national team.
Daniel Demenenge Daga is a Nigerian youth international footballer who plays in midfield for Nigeria Premier Football League side Enyimba F.C. and the Nigeria national under-20 football team.
Isah Ladan Bosso is the current head coach of Nigeria national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Flying Eagles. He was appointed in September 2020 He led the Nigerian team to the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. He has often been described as Nigeria's own Sean Dyche because of his pragmatic managerial approach and emphasis on solid defensive shape. Bosso was made famous for his racism allegation against England referee Howard Webb after Nigeria's Under 20s lost to Chile at the quarter-final stage of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
