FIFA U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles begin training in Santiago

News Express |18th Sep 2025 | 98
FIFA U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles begin training in Santiago




By VICTOR OKOYE

Nigeria’s U20 boys, the Flying Eagles, had their first training session in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday evening at Cancha Liga Training Pitch.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the session, which lasted for two hours, was supervised by the head coach Aliyu Zubair.

This comes after a recovery session in the morning at the team’s base, Le Meridien Hotel.

The Flying Eagles were scheduled to continue training on Thursday in their build-up ahead of the friendly game against Chile U20 team on Saturday.

They will also play against the Australia U20 team on Sept. 23.

The 24th edition of the FIFA U20 World Cup will hold in Chile from Sept. 27 to Oct. 19. (NAN)

•PHOTO: Flying Eagles, during their first training session in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday evening at Cancha Liga Training Pitch. (Photo Credit: NFF)




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