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Golden Eaglets arrive camp for CAF U-17 Africa Nations Cup preparations

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“The players in camp are conditioning themselves to get used to the weather in Abuja. On Friday, the Eaglets will start with a light training session with other invited players who must have arrived.”

By Uzor Odigbo

Twenty Golden Eaglets players have arrived in Abuja to continue with their camping programme

The five times world champions resumed from a short break for the concluding part of their camping ahead of their CAF U17 African Nations Cup in Algeria.

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The 20 players came in their numbers to camp, at Parkland Hotel, Zone 1, Abuja.

The Media officer to the Eaglets, Francis Achi: said, twenty players are presently back in camp, as the team awaits the arrival of a few who had not arrived in Abuja owing to distance, and other situational contingencies on the highway.

“The players in camp are conditioning themselves to get used to the weather in Abuja.

“On Friday, the Eaglets will start with a light training session with other invited players who must have arrived.”

Nigeria is in group B with Morocco, South Africa and Zambia. The WAFU B champions will commence their campaign against Zambia on 30th April and face Morocco in the second group match on 3rd May before the last game against South Africa on 6th May 2023.

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All three matches will hold at the Mohammed Hamlaoui Stadium, in Constantine, Algeria.

The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru as the CAF representative

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