The Swiss-based independent study centre CIES Football Observatory
has conducted a study to find out the
youngest and oldest teams that
have qualified for next year’s World Cup in Russia.
The study revealed that the Eagles fielded the youngest team during the qualifiers, with an average age of 24.9-years-old.
The Leicester City current young player of the Year, Wilfred Ndidi
was the youngest player that represented Nigeria in the third round of
the African World Cup qualifiers, aged 19.
The average height of players that represented Nigeria is 181.2cm, making them the 19th tallest team.
11.4 percent of Nigerian players were born abroad, the likes of Ola
Aina, Carl Ikeme, William Troost-Ekong and Leon Balogun, and 91.4
percent of the players represent foreign clubs.
The World champions, Germany have the second youngest team(25.7) .
Panama (29.4 years) and Iceland (29.0), as well as 2014 FIFA World Cup
quarter-finalists Costa Rica (29.0) fielded the oldest players during
the qualifiers.
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