Eaglets Settle Down In Qatar

The Golden Eaglets have settled down well at the Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence in Doha, Qatar for their final camping ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup which begins in Nigeria on October 24.

Earlier plans to have the team conduct final camping in either Germany or England failed to work out, and the Nigeria Football Federation opted for Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence.

The squad of 28 players and 10 officials arrived in Doha on Monday and the team has been training twice daily since. The remaining two players, left behind for reasons of visa, travelled to Doha on Tuesday to join the team.

Nigeria is scheduled to take on Germany at the National Stadium, Abuja on October 24 in the opening match of the competition. The Eaglets will also play Honduras and Argentina in Group A.

Coach John Obuh said, “We are happy to be out of the country finally and this is a place where we can concentrate fully and accomplish our tactical and technical plans. We are focused on the big challenge ahead.”






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