Monday, April 8, 2024 - The Nigerian U-15 boys Future Eagles have been denied visas by the Spanish Embassy and will not participate in the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament.
The development comes amid insider reports
that the Spanish embassy didn't believe all the players presented for the
journey were really under-15 players.
The visa snub was disclosed through an
official statement issued by the Nigeria Football Federation via its official
channels on Monday, April 8.
Originally slated to depart on Tuesday for
Spain, the Future Eagles were primed to compete against formidable opponents
including Belgium on Friday, April 12 (8pm), Italy on Sunday, April 14 (8pm),
and England on Wednesday, April 17 (1pm). The special invitation given to
Nigeria came as a result of Nigeria’s pedigree in youth football, in which the
team has won five world titles at U17 boys’ level and reached the FIFA World
Cup final on two occasions at U20 level.
The delegation representing the Future
Eagles was led by Zannah Malah, a prominent member of the NFF Technical and
Development Committee, and it consisted of 20 players.
NFF tweeted;
Players and officials of the Nigeria U15 team, Future Eagles, have been denied visas by the Spanish Embassy and will therefore not be travelling to take part in the UEFA U16 Development Tournament starting on Friday.
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