By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
SPANISH Embassy has denied players and officials of the Nigeria U15 team visas and will therefore not be travelling to take part in the UEFA U16 Development Tournament starting on Friday.
The Nigeria Football Federation had announced Monday morning that the team will depart the country on Tuesday for the UEFA U16 tournament.
“Nigeria’s U15 boys, nicknamed Future Eagles, will 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,” NFF said in a press statement.
But around 4:24 p.m this evening, NFF, via an official statement on their verified X (formerly known as Twitter) handle, confirmed the visa denials which has thwarted the Future Eagles’ dream of participating at the tournament.
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