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Nigeria the youngest, Germany the oldest - the average age of every squad at Fifa U17 World Cup Chile 2015

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The stage is set for the sixteenth edition of the Fifa U17 World Cup with all the participating teams submitting their final list for the championship. With an average age of 16.42 years, Nigeria are taking the youngest bunch of players to the championship in which they have won four times.
Despite placing fourth at the African U17 Championship, coach Emmanuel Amuneke has kept faith in majority of the players that played in Niger Republic – with Kelechi Nwakali and Victor Osimhen leading the pack.
Germany, on the other hand, have the oldest squad, with an average age of 17.0 years, just ahead of Russia, Belgium and Mexico.

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