Flying Eagles coach John Obuh has dropped skipper Ramon Azeez and two others after they failed to beat his arrival deadline to the team's training camp in Portugal.
NFF Chief Media Officer Ademola Olajire said on Thursday that Azeez, along with Stanley Okoro and Mohammed Goyi Aliyu, failed to secure entry visas and will not arrive for residential training in Faro before Friday’s announcement of the final list of 21.
Obuh says he will not risk naming players whose form and fitness cannot be guaranteed.
"The dimunitive Coach has ruled out long-time regulars Ramon Azeez, Stanley Okoro and Mohammed Goyi Aliyu who failed to arrive for residential training in Faro before Friday’s announcement of the final list of 21," Olajire said.
The squad will leave for Panama on Friday ahead of a Four-Nation Invitational tournament.
On Monday, the Flying Eagles take on Panama’s Under-20 side, before further matches against Portugal and Mexico on Wednesday and Friday respectively.
The team will fly out of Panama City straight to Armenia (venue of their first two Group D games) on Sunday, July 24, where they will stay at the Hotel Campestre Las Camelias.
Nigerians will have to stay awake till the early hours to watch the Flying Eagles matches, with their earliest game coming against Guatemala at 10pm Nigeria time on July 31.
Their next two group games, against Croatia and Saudi Arabia, come up at 3am Nigeria time on August 3 and August 6 respectively.
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