Eaglets undergo MRI test in Abuja
Nigeria Football Federation has planned a mandatory Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test to be conducted at the Abuja National Hospital, for all the players of the Golden Eaglets preparing for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirate October 17 to November 9. According to NFF technical committee chairman, Chris Green, this was to forestall any embarrassment for the country at the tournament. [caption id="attachment_404866" align="alignright" width="198"] Manu Garba, Eaglets coach[/caption] “We must ensure that only players within the age bracket, as stipulated by world football body FIFA, will wear the country’s colours at the World Cup in the UAE in October.” The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said Wednesday in Abuja there would not be automatic shirt for any player of the team. The technical crew is planning to pick some new players to complement the team which won the silver medal at the African Youth Championship (AYC) in Morocco i...