Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will face Freiburg today (Tuesday) in
their first test game since settling down in Ingolstadt, Germany for their
final preparation ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.
The players had
their first training session on Monday following their arrival in Ingolstadt on
Sunday.
The Paul
Aigbogun’s lads are expected to play more friendly games during their three-
week stay in Ingolstadt which is expected to put them in proper shape ahead of
the mundial.
Nigeria will look to win her first U-20 World Cup in Poland
after securing second position twice in the past.
Nigeria finished
as runners–up at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Saudi Arabia in 1989, losing to
Portugal in the final. The Flying Eagles also lost to Argentina in final of the
2005 edition in The Netherlands.
The Flying
Eagles however won bronze medals in the old Soviet Union (USSR) in 1985 when
the Flying Eagles defeated the host nation on penalties in the third-place
match.
The West
Africans have been drawn in the same group along with Qatar, USA and Ukraine
for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.
The tournament
is billed to hold from May 23 to June 15 2019.
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