The world soccer governing body have said Nigeria paraded the youngest players during the just-ended 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying series.
This was contained in the issue number 30 observatory monthly report by a Switzerland-based independent study Centre International d’Étude du Sport (CIES) published on FIFA’s official website on Tuesday.
The report stated that Germany and England followed Nigeria in that order.
“The CIES Football Observatory and FIFA have joined forces to analyse the profiles of the players who were fielded by the 32 qualified teams on the road to Russia. The analysis highlights the diversity of the squads in terms of both age and height, as well as the importance of migration with almost two thirds of players currently playing for clubs outside of the association they represent.
“While Nigeria fielded the youngest players (with an average age of 24.9 years) in the qualifiers, followed by title-holders Germany (25.7) and by U-17 and U-20 world champions England (25.9), at the opposite end of the spectrum were two newcomers Panama (29.4 years) and Iceland (29.0), as well as 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists Costa Rica (29.0),” the statement on the FIFA’s website stated.
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