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.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

A gold background colour indicates that Nigeria won the tournament. *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. *There was no third place match from 1979-1989.

Team honours and achievements

Intercontinental Continental Sub-Continental

Staff

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023. ''Caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2023, after the match against Tunisia.

Former coaches

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Nigeria's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.