Flying Eagles arrive in Germany ahead of FIFA U-20 World Cup

Abuja – Nigeria’s under-20 men football team, the Flying Eagles, arrived in Germany on Tuesday for camping ahead of the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Turkey. the Frankfurt International Airport at 5 a.m. local time on Tuesday.

It added that the team trained for an hour and a half later in the evening at the home ground of local side 1.FC 1928 Elfershausen, which is a walking distance from their hotel.The statement further said that the team is billed to play its first test game on Wednesday evening

The Flying Eagles are to feature in the Toulon Football Tournament in France at the end of this month.The tournament is part of their build-up for the World Cup, where they have been drawn alongside Portugal, South Korea and debutants Cuba in the first round. (NAN)