The Players and officials of the Nigeria U15 team, Future Eagles, have been denied visas by the Spanish Embassy and will therefore not be traveling to take part in the UEFA U16 Development Tournament starting on Friday.
This was made public via X (formerly Twitter) of the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday Afternoon.
Nigeria’s U15 boys, nicknamed Future Eagles, were expected to fly into Spain on Tuesday afternoon for a UEFA U16 Development Tournament to which the African giants have been invited.
The special invitation has come as a result of Nigeria’s pedigree in youth football, in which she has won five world titles at U17 boys’ level and reached the FIFA World Cup final on two occasions at U20 level. As part of its preparation for the tournament, the Future Eagles trained for a week at the Remo Stars’ Sports Institute in Ikenne, during which it played two matches against the Remo Stars’ U16 boys (Beyond Limits FC), winning one and losing the other.
The UEFA U16 Tournament, which brings warm memories of the UEFA-CAF U17 Meridian Tournament that started in 1997 but was discontinued a decade later, will take place at the Pinatar Arena Football Centre in San Pedro del Pinatar.
The Future Eagles are expected to play against Belgium, Italy and England but as it stands, they will not be traveling for the tournament due to Visa Denial at the Spanish Embassy.
