Nigeria's
Olympic team,has arrived Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for its final
round, first leg African Under 23 Championship qualifier against the
Devils of Congo billed for the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium,Sunday,
Nineteenth of July, 2015.
The
delegation was warmly received by the Chairman of the local organizing
committee for the match,Honourable Boma Iyayi, on arrival at the Port
Harcourt International Airport, when the
Aero Contractor flight landed at about 8.15am.
Players and officials were immediately driven to Hotel Presidential, where accommodation had been reserved for them.
Nigeria and Congo will battle for one
of the eight slots at the 2nd African U-23 Championship, taking place in
Senegal, 28 November - 11 December, 2015.
The top three teams at that
competition will qualify for the Men's Football Tournament of next
year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, while the fourth -placed team plays
off against an Asian side.
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