Nigeria’s Under 19 team has arrived India for a two-week training tour ahead of the World Cup Africa Division One qualifiers.
The 19-man contingent arrived on Wednesday and settled in Mumbai at the Omtex ICWC Cricket Institute.
The Team Manager, Joe Onoja, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, said the team would engage in five friendly games with club sides in the country.
“We have arrived and have rested well. We had already begun training and making use of the facility in the institute.
“This tour will give players the right exposure and training ahead of the Qualifiers in July.
“The weather here is hot, almost about the same we get in Nigeria, so the players are used to it and everything is going on fine,” Mr Onoja said.
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