The Flying Eagles will now camp in Germany instead of the earlier planned camp site of Australia ahead of the World Youth Championship in New Zealand in May,
It was gathered that the Nigeria Football Federation opted for Germany so as to engage some top German sides in friendly games in order to toughen the players and get them fit for the competition.
Moreover, it was discovered that the cost of camping the team in Australia will too expensive for the Sports Ministry to bear.
Also, it would be easy to secure the release of the Europe-based players and get them to report to camp on time.
The team officially opened camp in Abuja on Sunday, but intense training will resume after the issuance of visa.
The NFF has released a provisional list of 34 players for the World Youth Championship slated for June as the team’s camping was delayed due to the general election.
Nigerian will battle Brazil, Korea Republic and Hungary in the World Youth Championship.