World football governing body FIFA has profiled the top stars to watch in all the teams that will be taking part in the 24th edition of the U20 World Cup, which will take place in Chile.
Two times runners up Nigeria will play in group F alongside Norway, Saudi Arabia and Colombia. The team arrived the city of Talca after a 12 days training camp in Santiago, where they played two test games.
They played a 1-1 draw with host nation Chile, before defeating Australia 3-1 in their final tune up games in preparation for the tournament. They begin their campaign on the 29th September with a game against Norway.
In their preview of the Nigerian team, FIFA picked AS Trencin forward Sani Suleiman as the star of the Nigerian team with emphasis on how he has so far fared in Slovakia for his modest side.
The GBS of Jos Academy graduate was part of the new additions by head coach Aliyu Zubairu after his team fired blank at the U20 AFCON. He is expected to shoulder not just the burden of scoring goals but also creating chances.
Tracked by a host of teams in Europe, notably German giants Bayer Leverkusen, the 18 year old come into the tournament in fine form with two goals and one assist in the first five games of the season.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
