Thursday, August 27, 2015

Eaglets off to Korea tourney

NIGERIA'S Golden Eaglets are set to depart the country on Sunday for a 4-nation invitational tournament that will pitch them against Brazil and Croatia preparatory to the U17 World Cup in Chile.
The tournament, originally scheduled for April, was severally moved because of a MERS epidemic in South Korea.
The Eaglets, who have already submitted to the NFF a provisional squad of 35 players for the World Cup, are expected to fly out with a squad of 18 players.
The four-time world champions are drawn against USA, hosts Chile and Croatia at the FIFA U17 World Cup in October.