The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed displeasure with the antics of the Royal Morocco Football Federation for striving to make life uneasy for the U-23 National Team, in the lead-up to the CAF U-23 Championship being hosted by that country.

Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, NFF General Secretary, Barrister Musa Amadu said the NFF and the Moroccan federation had an understanding that the Dream Team V would be welcome to use facilities in Casablanca ahead of the 15-day tournament.

Amadu said: “We are shocked by their (Morocco FA) attitude. Before the team left Nigeria, we made contact with the right persons at the Federation Royale Marocaine de Football and they assured us the team would be allowed to use some facilities in its final preparation for the competition.

“However, it is unfortunate that our team is being denied access to training facilities, and those who have been shutting our team out keep saying they are acting on the instructions of the Moroccan FA.

“We are in touch with them and we believe things will get better. I will like to also add that our team in undeterred. They are looking forward to the opening match of the tournament against the Moroccan team on Saturday and the attitude of the FA there is now an added motivation for our boys to go all out”, stated Amadu.

Nigeria clash with the host nation in the opening game of the inaugural CAF U-23 Championship on Saturday at the Tangiers Stadium, starting from 5.30pm Morocco time (6.30pm Nigeria time).