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The Nigeria Soccer Federation has responded to the case of the Spanish Embassy denying visas to the Nigeria U-15 crew, also called the Future Eagles, for participation within the UEFA U-16 match, as reported by Soccernet.ng.
Earlier, the Nigerian soccer physique introduced on its social media page that the Nigerian youngsters wouldn’t be collaborating within the match because of a visa denial.
This information has shocked the Nigerian soccer group, prompting questions as to why an embassy would deny a crew leaving the nation for a nationwide task.
A screenshot of an e-mail despatched to a supposed Spanish embassy was circulating within the media, with the response indicating that the data shared by the NFF was not right.
Additional within the mail, it was indicated that the NFF withdrew their purposes on Monday, April 8, simply hours earlier than the day they had been scheduled to journey.
“Concerning your enquiries, the data posted on social media will not be right. Our Consulate Normal in Lagos has reviewed the case and needs to tell that the candidates withdrew their purposes on the Consulate on Monday, April 8. Nobody has denied these visas,” the mail reads.
Reacting to the mail, the Director of Communications of the Nigeria Soccer Federation, Ademola Olajire, revealed that the allegation is incorrect in its entirety, stating that they had been shocked to see their visas denied.
“Our protocol officers went to the embassy on Monday to gather the visas solely to be handed the passports with none visa. So many emails despatched to them went unattended to, even from UEFA. Abruptly, they don’t seem to be too boastful to answer to SM inquiries as a result of they sense it has to do with picture,” Olajire mentioned on a WhatsApp group.
Olajire additional challenged any documentation exhibiting they denied the visas to be introduced out, and additional revealed that on that morning, he even introduced the proposed journey of the Future Eagles.
“[The] letter conveying the purposes. Let the embassy deliver out a letter from NFF withdrawing the purposes. If anybody can recall, it was on that very same day (Monday, April 8) that I wrote in regards to the gamers going to the match as a result of we had not the faintest trace the visas could be denied. Their flight was to be early Tuesday morning. Why would I’ve gone forward to do the story if I knew we had withdrawn the purposes?” he added.
In February, Nigeria’s nationwide soccer crew canceled a pleasant match towards Argentina within the US as a result of Nigerian gamers couldn’t acquire visas in time.
Ayomide Oguntimehin
Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports activities journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a confirmed observe report in conducting interviews with Tremendous Eagles stars equivalent to William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Vibrant Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and lots of others. He has additionally made a major affect in breaking switch information tales.
Grounded in video enhancing, video journalism, social media administration, and content material technique, Ayomide brings a wealth of experience to his work.
With a Bachelor’s diploma in English Language from Adeyemi School of Training and a Grasp’s Diploma in College Library and Media Know-how from the College of Ibadan, Ayomide is well-prepared to excel within the area.
