The U15
National Team of Nigeria, known as Future Eagles, will on Wednesday and
Thursday play two international friendly matches against their Moroccan
counterparts in Rabat, Morocco.
Both teams
will slug it out at the National Football Centre, Rabat starting from 4pm on
Wednesday, and again clash at the same venue on Thursday from mid-day.
The U15
squad and their officials arrived in Rabat on Sunday, and have had three
training sessions at the National Football Centre ahead of the friendly games.
Before
flying to Morocco, the team visited the corporate headquarters of Zenith
International Bank, NFF’s major sponsor on youth football, where they met with
the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Peter Amangbo and
members of his Management team.
The players
were selected from the pool that emerged from the inaugural edition of the
NFF/Zenith Bank Future Eagles Championship held in Ijebu-Ode, Lagos and Abuja
in the last quarter of 2016.
NFF 1st Vice
President and Chairman of the NFF Youth Development Committee, Barrister Seyi
Akinwunmi, who is head of delegation in Morocco, told thenff.com that he is
delighted with the composure and discipline of the players.
“I have been
with the boys for a couple of days and I am happy with their general attitude.
I can see discipline, dedication and humility, and I can also see ambition.
“These
matches are just friendly sessions but I believe the boys will gain
tremendously from the experience.”
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