U-17 World Cup: FIFA Welcomes Golden Eaglets To Brazil - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 23, 2019
Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have landed in the city ofGioania, Brazil, where the team will tackle Hungary at the Estadio Olimpico inthe opening game of Group B of the 2019 FIFA Under 17 World Cupfinals on Saturday.
Players and the officials were received by FIFA andlocal organizing committee officials at the airport and they were ushered intothe bus that took them to their hotel at the Metropolis area of the city.
The Eaglets have been in the football passionateSouth American country since October 10, in the city of Sao Paulo,where the team had their training camp and played three warm up games againstSao Paulo Under 17 side, which they lost 1-2, before defeatingSouth Korea 4-2 and then losing by the odd goal to Japan.
Nigeria, champions in 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013 and2015 will tussle with Hungary, Australia and Ecuador in Group B of the threeweek, 24 nation finals.
Meanwhile, ahead of Saturday’s FIFA Under 17 WorldCup opener against Hungary, Golden Eaglet Coach, Manu Garba took his team tothe classroom as they bid to clinch a record 6th crown, AOIFootball.comreports.
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