FIFA U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles Arrive in Poland

By Daily Sports on May 20, 2019

Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team, the Flying Eagles, on Sunday arrived in Poland for this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup which begins on Thursday.

They arrived in the southern Polish city of Katowice after rounding off a three-week residential training at Bad Gogging on the outskirts of Munich in Germany on Saturday.

Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the team flew out of Germany via Munich on Sunday morning.

They are to embark on the final leg of their preparations for the U-20 World Cup there in Katowice ahead of their opening Group D match on Friday against Qatar.

”While in Bad Gogging, the team played four friendly games.

“These are a 3-3 draw with Freiburg U19s, a 1-2 loss to Saudi Arabia U20s, a 3-1 win over AFR Aelen and a 1-1 draw with Red Bull Salzburg.

“These were to help in preparing them as they seek to win the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time,” Olajire said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Flying Eagles are two-timed runners-up at the competition, in 1989 and 2005, and took the bronze medals at the 1985 finals.

The statement quoted the team captain, Ikouwem Udoh-Utin, as saying that the camping exercise in Germany has helped the team to blend very well.

“Our time in Germany has really helped us to come together as a group, blend with one another, as well as learn new things from our coaches.

“It has been a wonderful experience in the camp, because the boys now understand one another better and we have perfected our plans as we go into the tournament.

“We want to make Nigeria proud in Poland and we will do our best not to disappoint Nigerians.

NAN reports that Nigeria will start her 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign on Friday against Qatar before taking on the U.S. and Ukraine in first round games. (NAN)

•Photo shows Flying Eagles 

Source Daily Sports

Posted May 20, 2019


 

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