The opening game of the 19th edition of the biennial championship will see hosts Senegal squaring Nigeria at the Leopold Senghor Stadium in Dakar on March 8, 2015, before Congo welcomes Cote d’Ivoire later in the other game of the first day
Browsing: Flying Eagles of Nigeria
A statement by the team’s Media Officer, Samm Audu, on Sunday said the team’s Head Coach, Manu Garba, expects the players to join up with the Flying Eagles onDecember 27
According to Globacom: “The Flying Eagles’ have so far prepared very
well before going into the World Cup and we are convinced that they
will perform well
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the team is currently fine-tuning its preparations for the 19th edition of the World Cup billed to hold from June 21 to July 13 in Turkey
The team’s spokesman said further that 12 new players had been picked preparatory to the competition scheduled for June 21 to July 13.
“They include Switzerland-based goalkeeper Sebastian Osigwe, Moses Simon who recently signed for Ajax Amsterdam, as well as Nigeria under-17 defender Wilfred Ndidi who features for Nath Boys in the Lagos Junior League,” he said
The little winger suffered the injury in a Group B match against DR Congo and so missed out on Tuesday’s semi-final against Egypt
Both Nigeria and DRC started out brightly on Saturday at the Ahmed Zabana Stadium but like it was in previous group games, the Flying carved out clear-cut openings
Flying Eagles on Saturday evening wiped off the disappointment of the Super Eagles draw against Kenya in a World Cup qualifier by beating Congo 3-1
Maigari, along with the Chairman of the NFF Technical Committee, Barrister Chris Green, have therefore urged them to bounce back with a good win against Gabon on Wednesday night
In spite poor results in some of the pre-tournament games, Obuh has assured Nigerians of a good outing
“So, what’s most important for us now would be our opening match on Sunday against Mali
The Nigeria U20 players previously received $1,000 and an improvement of this win bonus is expected to ginger the team in their title defence