The U20s who are preparing for two warm-up matches against their Ghanaian counterparts later this month in Accra thrashed Babayaro FC 9-0.
Bernard Bulbwa and Usman Hassan scored a brace each, while the goal scorers were Izu Omego, Ifeanyi Matthew, Obinna Nwobodo, Samuel Okon and Gabriel Ikechukwu.
The Nigeria U20s started slowly and could only score twice in the first half.
But after the interval, the Flying Eagles stepped up their game to score seven goals.
The team is expected to leave for Accra via Lagos Friday afternoon.
They will play their first warm-up match against Black Satellites on Sunday, before their second game against the same opponents on February 18. They are expected back in the country on February 19.
The Flying Eagles are drawn in Group A of the 2015 African Youth Championship, which kicks off in Dakar, Senegal in March.
The other teams in that group are hosts Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Congo, while Ghana are in Group B along with South Africa, Mali and Zambia.
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