The Nigerian U15 boys Future Eagles have suffered a setback in their quest to practical in the UEFA U-16 development tournament in Spain as the Spanish Embassy has denied them visas.

This was made known by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in a post on X on Monday.

The players and officials were supposed to fly into Spain on Tuesday afternoon for the tournament to which the African giants have been invited. No reason was given for the denial of visa to the team.

According to the NFF, the special invitation for the tournament has come as a result of Nigeria’s pedigree in youth football, in which she has won five world titles at U17 boys’ level and reached the FIFA World Cup final on two occasions at U20 level.