The players and officials were supposed to fly into Spain on Tuesday afternoon for the tournament to which the they have been invited.
Players and officials of the Nigeria U-15 team also known as the Future Eagles, have been denied visa by the Spanish Embassy to take part in the UEFA U16 Development Tournament starting on Friday.This was made known by the Nigeria Football Federation in a post on X on Monday.
According to the NFF, the special invitation for the tournament has come as a result of Nigeria’s pedigree in youth football, in which she has won five world titles at U17 boys’ level and reached the FIFA World Cup final on two occasions at U20 level.
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