FLYING EAGLES TRAINING MATCHES CONFIRMED

The Flying Eagles will play three
test matches against the U23 teams of German Bundesliga clubs Hoffenheim, Nurnberg and
Freiburg, officials have announced.
The Nigeria U20 team will tackle
Hoffenheim U23s on May 12 in
Hoffenheim with kick-off time put
at 3pm local time, which is 4pm
Nigerian time.
Three days later they tackle the
U23 team of Nurnberg at their
training ground in SudwestPark
in Nurnberg by 4.30pm.
These two matches will be able to give coach Manu Garba and his assistants the chance to run a
final rule over the players they
will pick for their final 21-man
squad for the World Cup.
Nigeria will submit a final squad to FIFA on May 15. Their final test match is slated for Freiburg against the U23 team of
Freiburg on May 19 by 2.30pm.
The team are due to fly out to New Zealand via Australia from
Germany on May 23.
Flying Eagles test matches
Vs Hoffenheim May 12
Vs Nurnberg May 15
Vs Freiburg May 19