Rangers International Football Club, commonly known as Enugu Rangers, is a Nigerian professional association football team founded in 1970. Based in Enugu, the Rangers play their home games at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. Enugu Rangers are one of the three oldest clubs in Nigeria, the other two being Bendel Insurance and Kano Pillars, and the only Nigerian club never to have been relegated from the Nigeria Premier League.
Christian Chukwu Okoro is a Nigerian former football player and coach. A defender in his playing days, he captained the Nigeria national team to its first win in the African Nations Cup. He is a Christian by religion.
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium nicknamed The Cathedral is a multi-purpose stadium in Enugu, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Enugu Rangers. The stadium has a capacity of 22,000 and it was named after the first president of the Republic of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe. He served as the first president of Nigeria in the 1960s.
Onyekachi Apam is a Nigerian former footballer who retired in 2014 after sustaining injuries playing for the Seattle Sounders FC. He represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the men's football team.
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 have been 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.
Uche Okafor is a Nigerian football goalkeeper currently playing for Enugu Rangers.
Bassey Abobo Akpan is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for NPFL club, Kano Pillars.
The Nigerian men's national under-20 football team represents Nigeria in men's international football also known as the Nigeria Under-20s or nicknamed the Flying Eagles. The Flying Eagles is the youth team for the national soccer in Nigeria. It plays a large role in the development of Nigerian football, and is considered the feeder team for the senior team. It is controlled by the Nigerian Football Federation. The team has won a record seven African U-20 Cup of Nations titles and are also two-times runners-up of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Alexander Emenike, formerly known as Alex Nkume, is a Nigerian association football player, who last played as a central defender for VVV-Venlo.
Mohammed Goyi Aliyu is a Nigerian football player.
Solomon Okpako is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Nigeria Premier League side Enugu Rangers.
John Sam Obuh is a Nigerian football coach. He was most recently the coach of Akwa United F.C. He was in charge of Nigeria's under-17 national team during the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup after leaving Kwara United due to a contract dispute. On 20 July 2013 Obuh resigned as Manager of the Nigerian under-20 team. On 29 October 2013 Obuh became the Manager of Enugu Rangers. Obuh was later sacked as manager of Enugu Rangers and was replaced by Kelechi Emeteole. Obuh was again appointed manager of Kwara United on 16 January 2016. In August 2019, Obuh was appointed Technical adviser and head coach of Akwa United, replacing Rafael Everton.
As per FIFA regulations, The final team list of the 21 players selected to participate in the competition should notify the FIFA general secretariat, at least ten working days before the opening match of the final competition.
Anthony Nwaigwe is a former professional footballer from Nigeria who played as striker. He was a member of the Iwuanyanwu Nationale team whose plane, Oriental Airline BAC I-U crashed in 1994, while conveying them back home after the Champions Cup outing in Tunis.
Chigozie Agbim is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Enugu Rangers.
Salisu Abdullahi "Alhaji" Gero is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indonesian Liga 1 club Barito Putera.
Ramon Olamilekan Azeez is a Nigerian footballer who played as a central midfielder.
The following is a list of all the squads of the national teams that competed at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Each squad consisted of 21 players in total, three of whom had to be goalkeepers.
Denis Nya is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for NPFL club, Akwa United.
