Nigeria U15 boys, also known as the Future Eagles, as well as their officials, have arrived in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, on Thursday afternoon for the inaugural edition of the FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival, reports www.aclsports.com.
The 14 players and six accompanying officials, led by Head Coach Patrick Bassey and Team Administrator Nasiru Jibril, departed Abuja on Wednesday night for Istanbul via Turkish Airlines before proceeding to Azerbaijan’s capital.
Nigeria have been placed in Group AD of the tournament and will play against their counterparts from South Sudan, Jordan, The Gambia, Cyprus and Pakistan. They will face South Sudan on Saturday before coming up against Jordan and The Gambia on Sunday, and then Cyprus and Pakistan on Monday.
The inaugural tournament, which will take place from 22nd – 31st October, will feature an eight-a-side format, with matches consisting of two 20-minute halves.
Performances in the group stage will determine which tier each country will progress to in the second stage, which will take centre stage on 28th and 29th October, while the tier finals will be played on Friday, 30th October.
FUTURE EAGLES FOR FIFA U15 WORLD CUP
Goalkeepers: Victor Wisdom (Eagles Wings Academy, Abuja), Peter Linus (HB Academy, Abuja)
Defenders: Daniel Olaomi (Eagles Wings Academy), Prosperity Anionovo (Buruj Football Academy, Lagos), Timothy Ijachi (Mavlon FC, Lagos), David Okwusogu (NFF TDS), Michael Ibironke (NFF TDS)
Midfielders: Abdulsalam Muhammad (Simonben Academy, Kaduna), Martin Chukwu (AS Roma Academy, Abuja), Ayomide Jekami (NFF TDS), Mayowa Salu (NFF TDS)
Forwards: Abdulrazak Mufutau (12Alive FC, Ibadan), Wisdom Oche (Shakhandam Academy, Abuja), Wisdom Boniface (Adoration Academy, Enugu)
