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Nigeria’s U15 participation at this yr’s UEFA Underneath-16 Growth Tourney has been thwarted by the Spanish Embassy as they’ve been denied a visa to journey to Spain for the competitors, Soccernet.ng stories.
The Nigeria Future Eagles had been scheduled to depart for Spain on Tuesday afternoon to take part in a UEFA U16 Growth Event, to which the African powerhouse acquired a particular invitation.
This unique invitation highlights Nigeria’s esteemed status in youth soccer, having clinched 5 world titles on the U17 boys’ stage and twice reaching the FIFA World Cup last at U20 stage.
In an announcement from the Nigeria Football Federation, it was introduced that the group wouldn’t have the ability to journey for the match because of the visa denial.
The assertion reads: “Gamers and officers of the Nigeria U15 group, Future Eagles, have been denied visas by the Spanish Embassy and can subsequently not be travelling to participate within the UEFA U16 Growth Event beginning on Friday.”
The Future Eagles, below the steering of coach Patrick Bassey, underwent a week-long coaching routine on the Remo Stars’ Sports activities Institute in Ikenne.
Throughout this era, they engaged in two matches in opposition to the Remo Stars’ U16 boys (Past Limits FC), securing a victory in a single and struggling a defeat within the different.
Within the previous month, the Future Eagles launched into a two-match tour of Morocco, dealing with their counterparts from the North African nation. Regardless of beginning with a 2-3 loss within the first sport, they rallied to say a 5-3 victory within the second encounter held in Kenitra.
Nevertheless, regardless of the rigorous preparation, their aspirations to compete within the match had been dashed as they had been denied permission to journey to Spain.
Ayomide Oguntimehin
Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports activities journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a confirmed observe file in conducting interviews with Tremendous Eagles stars resembling William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Shiny Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and lots of others. He has additionally made a major affect in breaking switch information tales.
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