Nigeria U20 team has been drawn against Brazil and 2013 World Cup rivals Portugal in this year's Toulon International tournament, which kicks off May 28.
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The Flying Eagles are in Group B of the tournament and kick off their campaign on May 29 against defending champions, Mexico.
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Nigeria lost 4-1 to Mexico in another invitational tournament in Panama, preparatory to the 2011 World Cup in Colombia, where the Flying Eagles reached the quarter finals.
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They battle world champions, Brazil, who incidentally failed to qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Turkey next month, on June 4.
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Their final group game is against Portugal on June 6.
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Interestingly, the Flying Eagles will open their 2013 World Cup quest on June 21 in Kayseri against the Portuguese.
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In 2011, Nigeria held Portugal to a goalless draw in Lisbon, before they lost to the same team 2-0 in a pre-World Cup tournament in Panama.
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Portugal will go on to reach the World Cup final, where they lost to Brazil.
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The Flying Eagles will also face Belgium on June 2. Group A has United States of America, Colombia, Congo DR, France and South Korea, who are also in the same World Cup group with Nigeria.
These are very tough competitions for the Flying Eagles. I hope this would spur them on to train harder. They just have to.