Nigeria’s U15 boys, nicknamed Future Eagles, that planned to fly into Spain on Tuesday afternoon for a UEFA U16 Development Tournament have been denied visa by the Spanish Embassy

According to the NFF on its X handle, both players and officials were denied visa and will no longer participate in the tournament. 

"Players and officials of the Nigeria U15 team, Future Eagles, have been denied visas by the Spanish Embassy and will therefore not be travelling to take part in the UEFA U16 Development Tournament starting on Friday."

Recall that the Future Eagles trained for a week at the Remo Stars’ Sports Institute in Ikenne, during which it played two matches against the Remo Stars’ U16 boys (Beyond Limits FC), winning one and losing the other.

The Future Eagles, coached by Patrick Bassey, also won one and lost one against their Moroccan counterparts on a two-match tour of that North African country. Their first game ended in a 2-3 defeat, but they buckled up to win the second game 5-3 in the city of Kenitra.