Kelechi Iheanacho and Chidiebere Nwakali will join the Flying Eagles on April 9 after playing a game for the Manchester City youth team, an official said on Tuesday.
A statement by the national under-20 male team’s Media Officer, Samm Audu, disclosed that the Flying Eagles team secretary, Aliyu Ibrahim, gave this indication in Abuja.
It said Ibrahim said he received the confirmation of the players’ arrival from the English Premier League clubside’s sports director.
Ibrahim disclosed in the statement: “Iheanacho and Nwakali have a game on Tuesday, April 8 and they will be released to join us a day after.
“I received this assurance from the sports director of Manchester City.”
It further quoted Ibrahim as saying the team was hopeful of receiving confirmation very soon on the other foreign-based players the coaches had called up.
The Flying Eagles has also invited Musa Muhammed of Besiktas in Turkey and Musa Yahaya of Tottenham Hotspur in England.
The team also called up Chidera Eze of FC Porto in Portugal and Dele Alampasu, who is currently undergoing trials in Belgium.
The team is currently preparing in Abuja for their qualifier for the 2015 African Youth Championship.
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