We won’t fail, Flying Eagles vow

Flying Eagles played a 3-3 draw with Colombia in their pre-FIFA U20 World Cup friendly match on Tuesday at the Estadio 20 October in Tristán Suárez, Buenos Aires. They will face Dominican Republic tomorrow

• Face Dominican Republic, Italy, Brazil

Players and officials of Nigeria’s U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, have vowed not to let the nation down as they begin their campaign in this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup tomorrow in Argentina.

The Nigerians, who had their first training session in the city of Mendoza, Argentina, yesterday morning, fill face Dominican Republic in their first group match tomorrow. The team had arrived in Mendoza on Wednesday evening.

Nigeria secured their place in Argentina 2023 U-20 World Cup after finishing third at the African U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt. They beat Tunisia 4-0 in their third-place match after losing to The Gambia in the semifinal.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had set up a pre-World Cup training camp for the Flying Eagles in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina, where the team defeated an Argentine second-division team, Almirante, and battled out a 3-3 draw with fellow World Cup finalists, Colombia in friendlies.

The Flying Eagles touched down at the Aero Puerto International Airport, Mendoza, and were received by NFF’s Head of International Competitions, Dayo Enebi, and officials of the Local Organising Committee of the championship.

Bosso stated yesterday that he was happy with the Flying Eagles’ performance in their pre-World Cup friendly matches, particularly the 3-3 draw with Colombia.

He said that the team would not let Nigerians down in Argentina.

The Flying Eagles, who are making their 13th appearance at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, start their campaign against