Coach of the national U-17 team, Manu Garba has named a 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup holding in UAE.

The Golden Eaglets will be looking forward to winning their fourth World title as the tournament holds between October 17 and November 8, 2013.

Chelsea starlet Habeeb Makanjuola, led the remaining players that made the final cut for the world championship.

Also included in the list is the Morocco 2013 CAF U-17 Championship highest scorer, Success Isaac, Idowu Akinjide and Mohammed Musa.

The team will begin their quest with the first game against the current FIFA U-17 defending champions Mexico on October 19, at Al Ain City. Other teams in the group are Sweden and Iraq.

Nigeria were champions in 1985, 1993 and 2007, and runners-up in 1987, 2001 and 2009.

The squad

Sunday Alampasu, Bello Zaraddeen, Japhet Raymond, Musa Yahaya, Chidera Ezeh, Isaac Success, Taiwo Awoniyi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alfa Abdullahi, Chigozie Obasi, Abubakar Abdulazeez, Baba Salihu, Godwin Saviour, Habeeb Makanjuola, Okon Denis, Uzoha Odinaka, Mohammed Musa, Chidiebere Nwakali, Abubakar Aliu, Idowu Akinjide, Godwin Samuel.