Nigeria U15 arrive Japan for International Dream Cup

According to the official NFF Twitter handle the Future Eagles arrived J-Village Sports Centre (Fukushima), Japan, on Monday after traveling through Abuja – Ethiopia – South Korea.

A team of 18 players and eight officials, led by a senior NFF official Dr. Ayo Abdulrahman, was received at the international airport in Tokyo by the officials of the Japanese Football Federation (JFA) with a bus ride of three hours journey to the prestigious J-village sports center in the city of Fukushima.

The Future Eagles will take on the U16 National Team of Netherlands in an opening day fixture at the J-village Stadium in Fukushima on Wednesday, 31st May (1 pm local time in Japan).

Their second match will be against the USA on Friday 2nd June at 3 pm. Haruna Ilerika-led team will then confront the host nation, Japan for the final day fixture on Sunday 4th of June (12pm) at the same venue.

The boys were undefeated in their five preparatory games before jetting out for the tournament.

The Future Eagles last participated in the Dream Cup tournament in 2019, placing third with one victory and two defeats, and will hope to claim the title from Japan who are four times champions