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The youngest players in the history of the U20 World Cup

Peter Ogaba/@Daily Trust

The U20 World Cup has always been a perfect stage for African wonderkids to break age-related records.

The 24th edition, which will take place in Chile starting this September 27, is expected to follow suit.

Below is the list of the youngest players to ever feature in a U20 World Cup finals tournament.

1/ Peter Ogaba (Midfielder – Nigeria): 14 years, 4 months and 29 days

2- Freddy Adu (Attacking midfielder – USA U20): 14 years and 6 months

3- Attila Horváth (Central midfielder – Hungary): 14 years, 7 months and 3 days

4- Ángel Martínez (Central midfielder – Paraguay U20): 14 years, 7 months and 16 days

5- Juan Carlos Quintero (Central midfielder – Colombia): 15 years and 13 days

6- Carlos Kameni (Goalkeeper – Cameroon): 15 years, 1 month and 18 days

7- Patrick Suffo (Forward – Cameroon U20): 15 years, 1 month and 17 days

8- Yisa Sofoluwe (Left-back – Nigeria): 15 years, 5 months and 12 days

9- Jong-son Chung (Centre-back – South Korea U20): 15 years, 6 months and 13 days

10- Mariko Daouda (Centre-back – Ivory Coast): 15 years, 7 months and 5 days

11- Ousseynou Niang (Left midfielder – Senegal): 15 years, 7 months and 10 days

12- Seung-hyun Lee (Centre-back – South Korea): 15 years, 7 months and 16 days

13- Abdulaziz Al-Razgan (Midfielder – Saudi Arabia): 15 years, 8 months and 18 days

14- Abdul Rahman Al-Roomi (Defender – Saudi Arabia): 15 years, 9 months and 27 days

15- Youssouf Kamara (Centre forward – Ivory Coast): 15 years, 10 months and 8 days

16- Paul Roger N’Gomoé (Forward – Cameroon): 15 years, 11 months and 10 days

17- Michael Dominic (Forward – Nigeria): 15 years, 11 months and 12 days

18- Takefusa Kubo (Right winger – Japan): 15 years, 11 months and 17 days

19- Kendry Páez (Attacking midfielder – Ecuador): 16 years and 16 days