AYC: Flying Eagles Depart For Algiers, Wednesday

The Flying Eagles will on Wednesday depart Tunis for Algiers venue of the 2013 African Youth Championship (AYC).

This is contained in a statement by the team’s Media Officer, Samm Audu, in Abuja.

The Nigerian men’s U-20 team have been training for

over two weeks ahead of the championship.

The Flying Eagles, who are the competition’s defending champions after winning in 2011 at South

Africa, are one of the teams bi lied for the March 16 to March 30 event.

“It is an hour’s flight from Tunis to Algiers on board Algeria Airlines and the Nigerian team will spend a night ight in Algiers before they fly out to Oran on Thursday by 9.10 am.

“It will also be an hour’s flight, according to team Secretary, Aliyu Ibrahim,” the statement said.

It said that a top official of Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Dr Sanusi Mohammed, who is its

Director of Competitions, had already arrived Oran ahead of the team.

The Flying Eagles will open their Group B campaign against Mali on March 17 in Oran from 5.30 pm local time.

The Flying Eagles will also take on debutants Gabon and DR Congo in group games.

Hosts Algeria are in Group A alongside Ghana, Egypt and Benin Republic.