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| Flying Eagles coach, John Obuh |
Ahead of its final 2013 African Youth Championship qualifying
fixture, against Republic of South Africa, the U-20 National Team,
also known as Flying Eagles, will trade tackles with the Junior
Squirrels of Benin Republic in an international friendly match in
Cotonou on Sunday.
NFF officials confirmed on Friday that the Flying Eagles’ delegation
will depart from their Ilorin, Kwara State base on Saturday morning
and arrive in Cotonou by evening of same day.
The clash with the Junior Squirrels is meant to prepare the six-time
African champions for their first leg showdown with the South African
U-20 side, Amajita, in Nelspruit on Friday next week.
The South African Football Association confirmed to the NFF on Friday
that the big match will be played at the Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
(one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals) starting from
7pm South African time (6pm Nigerian time) on Friday, 21st September.
Sunday’s tune-up at the Stade de L’Amitie, Cotonou will start at 4pm
and is sure to provide the reigning African kings good shooting
practice ahead of the match in Nelspruit.
The Flying Eagles will train in Cotonou on Monday and Tuesday before
returning to Lagos, from where they will depart for Johannesburg
aboard a South African Airways flight on Wednesday evening.
They will
arrive in Johannesburg on Thursday morning.
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Namibian referees
to handle the match between Flying Eagles and the Amajita. Rainhard
Shikongo will be centre referee, with David Shanika the 1st Assistant
and H. Simson Shahungu the 2nd Assistant.
The Reserve Referee is
Andreas Helmut.
Mr. Bibi Georges from Seychelles will be the Match Commissioner.
The winner on aggregate will join six other winners and hosts Algeria
for the 2013 African Youth Championship, already slated for 16th –
30th March, 2013.
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