The Nigerian Under-20 team Flying Eagles, have arrived Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, ahead of their 2017 Under 20 AFCON Qualifiers against their Burundi Counterpart on June 11.
The Cross River State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Asu Okang, received the team comprising of 25 players and 10 officials at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport.
Mr Okang told reporters that the state was ready to host the qualifier match.
He said that the UJ Esuene Sports Stadium was alive and ready for the game while urging Nigerians to make the weekend a date with the flying eagles.
The Nigeria Football Federation expressed optimism that the young Nigerians would win the game that would hold on Saturday.
The Federation also said it was confident that the Coach, which they described as hardworking, would secure a win.