The Nigeria’s Flying Eagles arrived in the city of Talca on Thursday evening ahead of their participation in this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals.
Group F games involving Nigeria, Norway, Saudi Arabia and Colombia will take place in Talca.
The two-time World Cup runners-up were received by officials of FIFA and the Local Organising Committee, as well as officials of the hotel on arrival after which they had their training later in the evening.
The Flying Eagles are lodged at Hotel Diego de Almagro in Talca. The team wrapped up a 12-day training camp in Santiago, where they played host nation Chile and Australia as part of the build-up to the FIFA U20 World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday, 27th September.
In their friendly matches, the Flying Eagles played a 1-1 draw with host nation Chile, before defeating Australia 3-1 in Santiago on Tuesday.
Nigeria will open their campaign for honours in this year’s edition with a game against Norway on Monday, 29th September at Estadio Fiscal de Talca, before playing against Saudi Arabia and Colombia.
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