Fifty-one players have been invited by the Nigerian Football Association (NFA) for selection into the national U-20 team ahead of the Africa Youth Championships coming up later in the year.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, NFA Spokesman Barnabas Joro said the players were expected to resume camping at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in the northern state of Kaduna next Monday.

Joro said the camping would run for six weeks before selection would be made for the country's flag bearers at the African championship.

"The players are expected to bring along their training kits and documents relating to their age," he said.

Meanwhile, the U-23 national team has been scheduled to play an international friendly with its South African counterpart in a fortnight, he said.

Joro pointed out that the team would camp from May 15-21 in Lagos, the nation's commercial capital before departing for Johannesburg, South Africa, for the match.

Source: Xinhua