Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- Nigeria have lost two goalkeeping prospects to Uganda after former Golden Eaglets goalkeeper Akpan Udoh and former Enugu Rangers shot-stopper Kingdom Osayi were confirmed among nine players recruited by the Uganda Cranes through their eligibility pathways.

Udoh, 27, was part of Nigeria's victorious U-17 World Cup squad in Chile in 2015, a generation that also featured Super Eagles stars Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze.

Osayi, 22, has taken a different route through Nigerian domestic football, establishing himself in the NPFL before moving abroad.

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) confirmed the pair's allegiance switch on Sunday as part of what it described as a broader plan to strengthen the...