2015 African U-17 Championship: Eaglets to depart Nigeria on February 12

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Team of 21 players and 10 officials will depart Sokoto for Niamey on Thursday, 12th February for the 2015 CAF U-17 Youth Championship.
Eaglets getting ready to depart the country on Thursday for the 2015 African U-17 championship

Eaglets getting ready to depart the country on Thursday for the 2015 African U-17 championship
(Daily Sun)Golden Eaglets team of 21 players, 10 officials and a number of administrative officials will depart Sokoto for Niamey on Thursday, 12th February for the 2015 CAF U-17 Youth Championship.
The team will camp at the Hotel Royale Palace, with their first two matches (against host Niger Republic and Guinea) at the Stade General Seyni Kountche, while the last match (against Zambia) will take place on the artificial turf of Stade Municipal.
As part of its plans to ensure that the team have a good outing come February 15 kick-off date, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Director of Competitions, Dr Mohammed Sanusi met with prominent personalities within the Local Organizing Committee and officials of the Embassy of Nigeria.
He said in a statement after at the end of the visit to the West African nation.
'I had meetings with the top officials of the local organizing committee of the championship, including the President of LOC, General Secretary of FENIFOOT and the Head of Competitions. Our meetings centred on accommodation and transportation of Team Nigeria during the championship, as well as accreditation of the Nigeria delegation, ticketing and other logistics.
'I also met with the top people in the Embassy of Nigeria in Niamey, with particular emphasis on ticket issues.'
Sanusi added that the team will be camped in Sokoto, they were making arrangements with the LOC for transportation and security.
'I have intimated the organizers and we have finalized on security arrangement for the team,' he said.
'The Nigeria community in Niger Republic is also eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Golden Eaglets, the world champions. They have promised to give the Eaglets maximum support to go all the way and win the African trophy, which will serve as a launch-pad towards retaining the FIFA U-17 World Cup title in Chile later this year,' Sanusi added.
Source:Macaulay Maduwuba: pulse.ng, re-posted by Abdulgafar Esho (www.econsforumnews.blogspot.com)

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