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The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria began training at the Buenos Aires Futbol ground on Saturday after arriving Argentina on Friday.

The world champions arrived for their pre-World Cup training camp in Buenos Aires, Argentina aboard an Emirates airline’s B777-300 flight from Dubai.

A contingent of 25 players and 10 officials including NFF’s assistant director (Technical) Siji Lagunju had departed from Abuja on Thursday.

BAF, as the training ground is simply known, is a facility owned by former Argentine international Matias Almeyda and it is tucked away at San Roque in Tigre on the outskirts of the capital city of Argentina.

And coach Emmanuel Amuneke is impressed with the facility.

“This facility is good since it is out of town and would allow for maximum concentration throughout our camping here ahead of the World Cup,” he said.

The Eaglets are expected to train twice daily with slight variation when there is a friendly match.

NFF FIFA match agent, Jairo Pachon, told thenff.com that all arrangement had been put in place for the team’s smooth preparation ahead of the World Cup to be held between October 17 and November 8 in Chile.

“The Golden Eaglets would engage Argentina’s U-17 team in a friendly match on October 6 and would on October 11 feature against the U-20 team of either Racing FC or Boca Juniors before departing for Santiago,” he said.

The team comprises 25 players, including team captain Kelechi Nwakali along with nine others who were in the squad that secured the team’s ticket for the World Cup at the last Africa U-17 Nations Cup in Niger.

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Kelechi Nwakali, Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, Ebere Osinachi, Kingsley Michael, Orji Okonkwo, John Lazarus, Halilu Lukman, Udoh Akpan, Benjamin Amos, Taiwo Alimi, Chinedu Madueke, Ibe Tobechukwu, Ejike Ikwu, Tochukwu Okoli, Udochukwu Anumudu, Chiaha Chisom, Funsho Bamgboye, Yunusa Abdullahi, Agor Chukwudi, David Enogela, Michael Edidiong, Samuel Opeh, Joel Osikel, Gavi Thompson.