Flying Eagles off to Qatar
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are on course to commence their final preparation for the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals taking place in Egypt in September this year as they flew out of the country on Wednesday for a training camp in Qatar.
A team of 29 players and 10 technical officials flew out of Lagos aboard Qatar Airways on Wednesday evening, and arrived Doha by midnight.
The team will stay at the hostel of the ASPIRE Academy also located within the Aspire Zone. After spending 10 days in Doha, the Flying Eagles will jet out for Cairo for a four–nation invitational tournament that will also include hosts Egypt.
Siasia and his team will return to Doha at the end of July to utilize the remaining 11 days on offer.
The training trip has been made possible through a collaboration agreement between the Nigeria Football Federation and the Qatar Football Association, as well as the Academy for Sports Excellence (ASPIRE) based in Doha.
The world class sports academy has eye–popping facilities that will help coach Samson Siasia put his players through some level of hard work, to determine those who will be able to measure up to World Cup standard.
PLAYERS ON THE TRIP:
Oladele Ajiboye, Uche Okafor, Ibok Edet, Sunday Abe, Solomon Okpako, Muhammed Shagari, Nurudeen Orelesi, Kingsley Udoh, Ale Nkume, Obiora Nwankwo, King Osanga, Gbolahan Salami, Joshua Obaje, Osas Okoro, Emmanuel Onuwa, Wilfred Osuji, Kehinde Fatai, Ikechukwu Nworuh, Chima Uchechi, Rabiu Ibrahim, Chukwuemeka Sunday, Fashina Olayemi, Saheed Fabiyi, Emmanuel Ikhimhin, Michael Babatunde, Agaba Ella, Paul Emmanuel, Ananike Kennedy, Raheem Lawal
TECHNICAL OFFICIALS:
Samson Siasia (Head Coach), Sunildat Kalika (Assistant Coach), Salisu Yusuf (Assistant Coach), Francis Agbata (Goalkeepers Trainer), Lucky Onuoha (Doctor), Kayode Abdulsalam (Physiotherapist), Magaji Abdullahi (Secretary), Ahmed Abdul (Coordinator), Danladi Akawu (Curator), Hassan Abdallah (Physical Trainer