The Golden Eaglets are still training in Calabar ahead of their July 20 fixture against Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The team has been preparing for their second round first leg match in the qualifiers for the African Under-17 Championship, and had just returned from playing friendlies in Egypt.
However, the July 9 decision by FIFA’s Emergency Committee to suspend the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) with immediate effect appears to have derailed their plans.
The FIFA decision, which it said was on account of alleged government interference, means no team or club from Nigeria can have any international sporting contact during the period of suspension.
The Eaglets’ Media Officer, Morankinyo Abodunrin, told NAN he was not in a position to say how the team would cope in the interim with the development.
But he said “the team is still training in Calabar, pending further directions from the NFF’’.
The national under-17 male football team had on Sunday beat hosts Egypt 4-2 defeat in an international friendly match at the Police Sports Stadium in Cairo.
They had arrived in Calabar on Tuesday to train for the match against Congo DR.(NAN)