Nigeria national football team statistics and records: youngest players - 2018

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Youngest Nigeria players

Nigeria's youngest players during the 2018 season, and their age in years and days on the occasion of their final appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is measured in days, and in years and days, from their date of birth to the day of their first appearance.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Aremu Afeez 17:314 6524 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Ikouwem Udo 18:78 6653 28 Jan 2018
	
v Angola
Eneji Moses 18:302 6877 04 Feb 2018
	
v Morocco
Francis Uzoho 19:17 6957 14 Nov 2017
	
v Argentina
Sunday Faleye 19:47 6987 15 Jan 2018
	
v Rwanda
Raphael Ayagwa 19:187 7127 19 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Stephen Odey 19:210 7150 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Ifeanyi Nweke 20:66 7371 15 Jan 2018
	
v Rwanda
Henry Onyekuru 20:158 7463 10 Nov 2017
	
v Algeria
Samuel Mathias 20:239 7544 19 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Wilfred Ndidi 20:259 7564 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Mu'azzam 20:283 7588 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Chidozie Awaziem 20:317 7622 14 Nov 2017
	
v Argentina
Kelechi Iheanacho 20:333 7638 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Ola Aina 20:364 7669 07 Oct 2017
	
v Zambia
Kingsley Eduwo 21:54 7725 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Mustapha Ibrahim 21:139 7810 19 Jan 2018
	
v Libya
Alex Iwobi 21:156 7827 07 Oct 2017
	
v Zambia
Sikiru Olatunbosun 21:222 7893 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Tyronne Ebuehi 21:259 7930 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Peter Etebo 21:299 7970 04 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Ifeanyi Ifeanyi 21:363 8034 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Musa Abdullahi 21:364 8035 31 Jan 2018
	
v Sudan
Moses Simon 22:51 8087 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Junior Ajayi 22:57 8093 27 Mar 2018
	
v Serbia
Austin Oladapo 22:172 8208 15 Jan 2018
	
v Rwanda
Nura Muhammed 22:347 8383 23 Jan 2018
	
v Equatorial Guinea
Dayo Ojo 23:101 8502 19 Jan 2018
	
v Libya
Chima Akas 23:102 8503 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Stephen Eze 23:158 8559 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Emmanuel Ariwachukwu 23:235 8636 19 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Ifeanyi George 23:264 8665 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
William Troost-Ekong 24:0 8766 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Kenneth Omeruo 24:28 8794 14 Nov 2017
	
v Argentina
Mikel Agu 24:97 8863 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Abdullahi Shehu 24:176 8942 04 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Olarenwaju Kayode 24:190 8956 14 Nov 2017
	
v Argentina
Thomas Zenke 24:195 8961 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Shehu Abdullahi 24:243 9009 10 Nov 2017
	
v Algeria
Ogenyi Onazi 24:250 9016 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Junior Lokosa 24:278 9044 28 May 2018
	
v Congo DR
Ahmed Musa 24:322 9088 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Emeka Atuloma 25:105 9237 15 Jan 2018
	
v Rwanda
Brian Idowu 25:179 9311 14 Nov 2017
	
v Argentina
Orji Kalu 25:185 9317 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Daniel Itodo 26:17 9514 15 Jan 2018
	
v Rwanda
Simy Nwankwo 26:20 9517 28 May 2018
	
v Congo DR
Victor Moses 26:263 9760 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Joel Obi 26:305 9802 23 Mar 2018
	
v Poland
Osas Okoro 26:340 9837 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Dele Ajiboye 27:177 10039 31 Jan 2018
	
v Sudan
Odion Ighalo 28:77 10304 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Anthony Nwakaeme 28:234 10461 10 Nov 2017
	
v Algeria
Ikechukwu Ezenwa 28:301 10528 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Leon Balogun 29:64 10657 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
John Ogu 29:203 10796 10 Nov 2017
	
v Algeria
Elderson Echiéjilé 29:224 10817 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
John Obi Mikel 30:132 11090 01 Sep 2017
	
v Cameroon
Rabiu Ali 31:51 11374 13 Aug 2017
	
v Benin
Daniel Akpeyi 31:103 11426 14 Nov 2017
	
v Argentina