While the Flying Eagles is in Libya for friendlies in preparation to the African Youth Championship, The Nigeria Football Federation is closely monitoring the Lads in Libya’s second city of Benghazi as concerns the safety of the national U-20 team, Flying Eagles, currently in that city on a two-match tour.
NFF’s Acting General Secretary, Barrister Musa Amadu said: “We are keeping close watch on our team, and we are also talking regularly with the Nigerian Embassy in Libya. The Ambassador and Mission staff have been wonderful. They are closely monitoring our players and officials and have been advising them on where to go and where not to go.
“Although the current trouble spot is said to be somewhat far away from our team’s Al-Wahat Tourist Hotel base, it is still necessary to be in touch with them and monitor very closely what is happening there.
“Officials of the Libyan Football Association have also been up-and-doing. They have advised our players and officials to stay indoors except when they are going for their second friendly match”, said Amadu.
In their first Warm-up match on Monday, the Flying Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by their Libyan counterparts at the Hugo Chavez Stadium in the first of two friendly matches put together by the Nigeria Football Federation and the Libyan federation. Chidi Osichukwu scored for Nigeria before the Libyans equalized late in the first half via a penalty kick taken three times.
The Nigeria contingent will on Thursday fly out to Istanbul from Benghazi aboard a Turkish Airlines flight at 4.20pm (3.20pm Nigeria time), for their 25-day training camp in Antalya, before the AYC in Libya.
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