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The victory gave Grassrunners its first major tournament title. The club's coach, Daniel Itodo, subsequently dedicated the victory to the players and praised their performance during the competition.<ref name="africasport" /><ref name="sports247" />

== 2026–27 squad ==

Below is the squad registered for the 2026–27 N-Youth League Cup season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grassrunners Football Club Squad |url=https://www.nylc.ng/club/110/grassrunners-football-club-1/squad |website=N-Youth League Cup |access-date=14 October 2026}}</ref>

== Current squad ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Grassrunners FC 2026–27 N-Youth League Cup squad

! No.

! Player

! Date of birth

! Height

! Weight

! Position

|-

| 41 || Ahmod Shuiab Shola || 10 September 2007 || 188 cm || 75 kg || GK

|-

| 40 || Nwanzi Gideon Chidera || 19 May 2009 || 182 cm || 68 kg || GK

|-

| 45 || Chiemela Godswill || 28 November 2009 || 184 cm || 84 kg || GK

|-

| 39 || Awe Seyi || 31 July 2009 || 185 cm || 71 kg || GK

|-

| 16 || Agbejoye Mark Olamilekan || 8 May 2008 || 188 cm || 81 kg || CB

|-

| 74 || Ogunrombi Boris || 5 April 2009 || 191 cm || 86 kg || CB

|-

| 31 || Labode Faroukou Abdullahi || 10 August 2008 || 197 cm || 86 kg || CB

|-

| 6 || Agbejoye Folly Bernard || 18 December 2008 || 191 cm || 75 kg || CB

|-

| 8 || Fatai Olawale || 4 April 2009 || 179 cm || 73 kg || CM

|-

| 18 || Morou Isilam || 5 December 2009 || 181 cm || 77 kg || DM

|-

| 81 || Ajuwon Baki Akande || 9 July 2010 || 170 cm || 62 kg || DM

|-

| 53 || Adetunji Daniel Ademola || 15 December 2009 || 184 cm || 76 kg || DM

|-

| 27 || Nwokoma Chukwuebuka Fiz-patrick || 27 March 2010 || 183 cm || 66 kg || DM

|-

| 25 || Adam Gafaru || 1 December 2009 || 182 cm || 70 kg || DM

|-

| 14 || Yunusa Muhideen Olayinka || 28 January 2009 || 169 cm || 64 kg || AM

|-

| 20 || Abdulwahab Abdulbasit Opeyemi || 10 July 2009 || 180 cm || 71 kg || AM

|-

| 28 || Fatai Usman Daramola || 8 November 2011 || 172 cm || 62 kg || AM

|-

| 17 || Yekini Abdullahi || 21 May 2011 || 171 cm || 61 kg || LB

|-

| 87 || Okorafor Richard Ebuka || 19 March 2010 || 177 cm || 65 kg || LB

|-

| 3 || Samsudeen Isiaq Alabi || 14 September 2008 || 172 cm || 68 kg || LB

|-

| 13 || Lawrence Elvis || 27 July 2009 || 177 cm || 74 kg || LB

|-

| 12 || Isiayei Shammah Edieni || 9 April 2007 || 177 cm || 71 kg || RB

|-

| 2 || Nwose Emmanuel Bamiyei || 18 June 2008 || 173 cm || 69 kg || RB

|-

| 11 || Ajibola Emmanuel Adeola || 28 August 2009 || 184 cm || 67 kg || LW

|-

| 32 || Mohammed Abdulatif || 2 December 2009 || 178 cm || 63 kg || LW

|-

| 23 || Adesanya Mosses Ogooluwa || 11 November 2012 || 179 cm || 65 kg || LW

|-

| 15 || Ubi Sylvarnus Johnson || 1 July 2010 || 175 cm || 79 kg || RW

|-

| 22 || Mousa Sadath || 20 January 2010 || 183 cm || 77 kg || RW

|-

| 76 || Labode Giovanni || 30 April 2020 || 173 cm || 62 kg || RW

|-

| 42 || Tijani Habeeb Adeshina || 11 January 2010 || 172 cm || 65 kg || RW

|-

| 7 || Adelabu Timileyin Anuoluwa || 15 December 2007 || 177 cm || 68 kg || RWF

|-

| 36 || Onu Nzubechukwu Joseph || 1 May 2010 || 197 cm || 85 kg || CF

|-

| 24 || Emelobe Chidozie Fortune || 27 May 2010 || 186 cm || 76 kg || CF

|-

| 5 || Abiodun Olasheni Abdulmumeen || 14 January 2009 || 188 cm || 77 kg || CF

|-

| 29 || Lasisi Musa Olusegun || 25 May 2009 || 185 cm || 73 kg || CF

|-

| 75 || Adeola Fadel Akani || 1 June 2008 || 193 cm || 75 kg || CF

|-

| 33 || Atchikpa Juste Jordane || 18 April 2009 || 179 cm || 77 kg || CF

|-

| 50 || Agbejoye Papi Adeola || 8 December 2007 || 189 cm || 80 kg || CF

|}

'''Positions:''' GK = goalkeeper; CB = centre-back; CM = central midfielder; DM = defensive midfielder; AM = attacking midfielder; LB = left-back; RB = right-back; LW = left winger; RW = right winger; RWF = right wing-forward; CF = centre-forward.

== Club products ==

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|TSG Hoffenheim, on loan to SC Austria Lustenau<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oyebola |first=Mike |date=2026-06-20 |title=Transfer: Chukwu completes loan switch to Austrian club, Lustenau |url=https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/20/transfer-chukwu-completes-loan-switch-to-austrian-club-lustenau/ |access-date=2026-08-27 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffenheim |first=TSG 1899 |title=TSG loan Emmanuel Chukwu to Wolfsberger AC |url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/en/news/overview/2025/08/tsg-loan-emmanuel-chukwu-to-wolfsberger-ac |access-date=2026-08-27 |website=www.tsg-hoffenheim.de |language=en-US}}</ref>

|-

~~|[[Precious Benjamin~~|Benjamin Precious]]

|Benjamin Precious

|TSG Hoffenheim, on loan to SCR ALTACH<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffenheim |first=TSG 1899 |title=Precious Benjamin moves on loan to SCR Altach until the end of the season |url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/en/news/overview/2026/01/precious-benjamin-bis-saisonende-zum-scr-altach-verliehen |access-date=2026-08-27 |website=www.tsg-hoffenheim.de |language=en-US}}</ref>

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 The victory gave Grassrunners its first major tournament title. The club's coach, Daniel Itodo, subsequently dedicated the victory to the players and praised their performance during the competition.<ref name="africasport" /><ref name="sports247" />
+== 2026–27 squad ==
+Below is the squad registered for the 2026–27 N-Youth League Cup season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grassrunners Football Club Squad |url=https://www.nylc.ng/club/110/grassrunners-football-club-1/squad |website=N-Youth League Cup |access-date=14 October 2026}}</ref>
+== Current squad ==
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ Grassrunners FC 2026–27 N-Youth League Cup squad
+! No.
+! Player
+! Date of birth
+! Height
+! Weight
+! Position
+|-
+| 41 || Ahmod Shuiab Shola || 10 September 2007 || 188 cm || 75 kg || GK
+|-
+| 40 || Nwanzi Gideon Chidera || 19 May 2009 || 182 cm || 68 kg || GK
+|-
+| 45 || Chiemela Godswill || 28 November 2009 || 184 cm || 84 kg || GK
+|-
+| 39 || Awe Seyi || 31 July 2009 || 185 cm || 71 kg || GK
+|-
+| 16 || Agbejoye Mark Olamilekan || 8 May 2008 || 188 cm || 81 kg || CB
+|-
+| 74 || Ogunrombi Boris || 5 April 2009 || 191 cm || 86 kg || CB
+|-
+| 31 || Labode Faroukou Abdullahi || 10 August 2008 || 197 cm || 86 kg || CB
+|-
+| 6 || Agbejoye Folly Bernard || 18 December 2008 || 191 cm || 75 kg || CB
+|-
+| 8 || Fatai Olawale || 4 April 2009 || 179 cm || 73 kg || CM
+|-
+| 18 || Morou Isilam || 5 December 2009 || 181 cm || 77 kg || DM
+|-
+| 81 || Ajuwon Baki Akande || 9 July 2010 || 170 cm || 62 kg || DM
+|-
+| 53 || Adetunji Daniel Ademola || 15 December 2009 || 184 cm || 76 kg || DM
+|-
+| 27 || Nwokoma Chukwuebuka Fiz-patrick || 27 March 2010 || 183 cm || 66 kg || DM
+|-
+| 25 || Adam Gafaru || 1 December 2009 || 182 cm || 70 kg || DM
+|-
+| 14 || Yunusa Muhideen Olayinka || 28 January 2009 || 169 cm || 64 kg || AM
+|-
+| 20 || Abdulwahab Abdulbasit Opeyemi || 10 July 2009 || 180 cm || 71 kg || AM
+|-
+| 28 || Fatai Usman Daramola || 8 November 2011 || 172 cm || 62 kg || AM
+|-
+| 17 || Yekini Abdullahi || 21 May 2011 || 171 cm || 61 kg || LB
+|-
+| 87 || Okorafor Richard Ebuka || 19 March 2010 || 177 cm || 65 kg || LB
+|-
+| 3 || Samsudeen Isiaq Alabi || 14 September 2008 || 172 cm || 68 kg || LB
+|-
+| 13 || Lawrence Elvis || 27 July 2009 || 177 cm || 74 kg || LB
+|-
+| 12 || Isiayei Shammah Edieni || 9 April 2007 || 177 cm || 71 kg || RB
+|-
+| 2 || Nwose Emmanuel Bamiyei || 18 June 2008 || 173 cm || 69 kg || RB
+|-
+| 11 || Ajibola Emmanuel Adeola || 28 August 2009 || 184 cm || 67 kg || LW
+|-
+| 32 || Mohammed Abdulatif || 2 December 2009 || 178 cm || 63 kg || LW
+|-
+| 23 || Adesanya Mosses Ogooluwa || 11 November 2012 || 179 cm || 65 kg || LW
+|-
+| 15 || Ubi Sylvarnus Johnson || 1 July 2010 || 175 cm || 79 kg || RW
+|-
+| 22 || Mousa Sadath || 20 January 2010 || 183 cm || 77 kg || RW
+|-
+| 76 || Labode Giovanni || 30 April 2020 || 173 cm || 62 kg || RW
+|-
+| 42 || Tijani Habeeb Adeshina || 11 January 2010 || 172 cm || 65 kg || RW
+|-
+| 7 || Adelabu Timileyin Anuoluwa || 15 December 2007 || 177 cm || 68 kg || RWF
+|-
+| 36 || Onu Nzubechukwu Joseph || 1 May 2010 || 197 cm || 85 kg || CF
+|-
+| 24 || Emelobe Chidozie Fortune || 27 May 2010 || 186 cm || 76 kg || CF
+|-
+| 5 || Abiodun Olasheni Abdulmumeen || 14 January 2009 || 188 cm || 77 kg || CF
+|-
+| 29 || Lasisi Musa Olusegun || 25 May 2009 || 185 cm || 73 kg || CF
+|-
+| 75 || Adeola Fadel Akani || 1 June 2008 || 193 cm || 75 kg || CF
+|-
+| 33 || Atchikpa Juste Jordane || 18 April 2009 || 179 cm || 77 kg || CF
+|-
+| 50 || Agbejoye Papi Adeola || 8 December 2007 || 189 cm || 80 kg || CF
+|}
+'''Positions:''' GK = goalkeeper; CB = centre-back; CM = central midfielder; DM = defensive midfielder; AM = attacking midfielder; LB = left-back; RB = right-back; LW = left winger; RW = right winger; RWF = right wing-forward; CF = centre-forward.
+<references />
 == Club products ==
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 |TSG Hoffenheim, on loan to SC Austria Lustenau<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oyebola |first=Mike |date=2026-06-20 |title=Transfer: Chukwu completes loan switch to Austrian club, Lustenau |url=https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/20/transfer-chukwu-completes-loan-switch-to-austrian-club-lustenau/ |access-date=2026-08-27 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffenheim |first=TSG 1899 |title=TSG loan Emmanuel Chukwu to Wolfsberger AC |url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/en/news/overview/2025/08/tsg-loan-emmanuel-chukwu-to-wolfsberger-ac |access-date=2026-08-27 |website=www.tsg-hoffenheim.de |language=en-US}}</ref>
 |-
-|[[Precious Benjamin|Benjamin Precious]]
+|Benjamin Precious
 |TSG Hoffenheim, on loan to SCR ALTACH<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffenheim |first=TSG 1899 |title=Precious Benjamin moves on loan to SCR Altach until the end of the season |url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/en/news/overview/2026/01/precious-benjamin-bis-saisonende-zum-scr-altach-verliehen |access-date=2026-08-27 |website=www.tsg-hoffenheim.de |language=en-US}}</ref>
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