The country’s cadet side will leave for the South American country to continue preparations for the 2015 U17 Fifa World Cup billed for Chile
Nigeria U17 team are expected to leave for Argentina for a training tour towards a brilliant outing at next month’s Fifa U17 World Cup.
Emmanuel Amuneke’s boys finished fourth in the African U17 championship staged in Niger Republic and recently placed third at the Suwon International Youth championship staged in South Korea.
On Tuesday, the team defeated Nationwide One outfit Shekarau Babes 2-1 in a friendly game played at the Abjua National Stadium.
Victor Osimhen’s winner in the 85th gave Emmanuel Amuneke’s boys the victory against the team owned by the former governor of Kano State, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau.
Nigeria will face hosts Chile, Croatia and USA in Group A of the preliminary round of the Fifa World U17 Championship in Chile.
They will face the United States U17 in the opening match of the competition on October 17, 2015 at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago.