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The Nigeria U20 will take on Esperance on Tuesday, while they battle top club, Club Africain, who were beaten finalists of the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup, on March 11

The Nigeria youth team lost their first test game to Tunisia U20s 0-2 on Thursday

There are currently 29 players at the team’s training camp in Tunisia, with only Denmark-based Edafe Egbedi still being expected

Meanwhile, Denmark-based winger, Edafe Egbedi, will join the Flying Eagles in Tunisia on Tuesday after he encountered a visa hitch

The temperatures have dipped to as low as three degrees centigrade during training, but the Nigeria U20s are determined this will not affect their schedule or their resolve to keep their African Youth Championship in Algeria next month

The Egyptians created the better chances, especially in the first half, but poor finishing or some resolute defending by Nigeria ensured there were no goals going into the break

On Wednesday, the Nigeria U-20s defeated their hosts 3-1 in the first game to prepare both teams for next month’s African Youth Championship in Algeria

They will play two warm-up matches against their Egyptian counterparts on Wednesday and Friday at the Degla Stadium in Cairo.
Egypt, which placed third at the 2011 AYC in South Africa, are drawn in Group A at the 2013 competition, while defending champions Nigeria are in Group B

The squad will depart Abuja on Monday afternoon for two warm-up matches in Cairo against their Egyptian counterparts before they fly out to Tunisia for a three weeks training camp ahead of their title defence

The Flying Eagles played a man short after 63 minutes when defender Ikechukwu Okorie was sent off for dangerous tackling

The match, which was played to put both teams in shape ahead of their various assignments this year, lived up to its billings but it was the Warri-based team that controlled the first half while the second half belonged to the Flying Eagles, with Ajadi Abdul and Heartland player, Bright Ejike, dictating the pace

Meanwhile, Warri Wolves will after the friendly match move to Out-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state for a one and a half week rigorous camping to finally prepare them for the task ahead

The Nigeria U20s are also billed to fly out to Cairo for two more international test matches against another 2013 AYC finalist, Egypt

Team Secretary, Aliyu Lawal Ibrahim, disclosed that the foreign pros have been given a Sunday deadline to report to the Flying Eagles training camp in Nanka, Anambra State

According to the team Secretary, Aliyu Auwal, the Nigeria U-20s are also expected to take on their Benin counterparts in a warm-up game on February 16

The defending African champions opened training camp on Sunday with 12 players, while four other players have been excused to feature at the Super 4 going on in Kano

The Flying Eagles are the defending champions and are drawn in Group B along with debutants Gabon, Mali and DR Congo