A textbook free-kick by Timilehin Ogunniyi and another penalty kick by team captain Success Makanjuola in the return leg game in Ibadan saw the Eagles sailing to the final round.

Source: https://realnewsmagazine.net/under-23-afcon-qualifiers-olympic-eagles-to-face-guinea-in-ibadan-march-22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=under-23-afcon-qualifiers-olympic-eagles-to-face-guinea-in-ibadan-march-22

Speaking with LEADERSHIP during the protest, their leader, Oluwaseun Ogunniyi, informed that they were former staff at the Ondo State Waste Management which was contracted by the ZL Global Alliance from 2019.

Source: https://leadership.ng/ondo-streets-sweepers-protest-4-months-unpaid-wages/

There are also midfielder Abiodun Ogunniyi and Bello Babatunde, as well as Belgium-based new headline-grabber Gift Emmanuel Orban.

Source: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/paris-2024-race-u23-head-coach-yusuf-calls-up-16-overseas-based-players/