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24 July 2011<\/p>\n

Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles will depart Panama City for Colombia Sunday morning, officials have announced.<\/p>\n

A team of 21 players and 10 officials are due to fly out of Panama by 8am local time, which will be 2pm Nigerian time Sunday.<\/p>\n

It is an hour\u2019s flight to Colombia, who are seven hours behind Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The Nigeria U20 side featured in an invitational tournament in Panama, drawing a game and losing two.<\/p>\n

The three other teams in the Copa de la Republica were hosts Panama, Mexico and Portugal. All three teams will also play at Colombia 2011.<\/p>\n

The Flying Eagles also trained in Faro, Portugal, for 12 days as part of their build-up to the 2011 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which kicks off in Colombia on Friday.<\/p>\n

They are drawn in Group D along with Croatia, Saudi Arabia and Guatemala and play their first match against Guatemala on July 31 in Armenia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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