Nigeria U20 MNT, Flying Eagles, arrived the city of Mendoza ahead of their opening match of the FIFA U20 World Cup finals against the Dominican Republic.

The Flying Eagles team arrived on Wednesday after their thrilling friendly match against Columbia U20, which ended in 3-3.​

When they touched down at Aero Puerto International Airport, Mendoza, the Nigerian contingent was received by NFF’s Head of International Competitions, Dayo Enebi Achor and officials of the Local Organizing Committee of the championship.

After a 10 day training camp in Buenos Aires, the 🇳🇬Flying Eagles have arrived Mendoza, venue of their first two group stage matches of the 2023 #FIFAU20WC.

They are in Group D of the tournament alongside 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, 🇮🇹 Italy and 🇧🇷 Brazil.#SoarFlyingEagles pic.twitter.com/AbAgdKijEA

— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) May 18, 2023

Their group stage campaign at the World Cup will kick off against the debutants Dominican Republic on Saturday, followed by games against Italy and Brazil.​

Flying Eagles came close to winning the tournament twice, finishing as runners up twice in 1989 and 2005, Ladan Bosso will is aiming to go a step further this time in Argentina.