Flying Eagles Tackle Brazil, Portugal In Toulon Tournament

[Folami David]

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.

[Shola Sholaz]

These are very tough competitions for the Flying Eagles. I hope this would spur them on to train harder. They just have to.