By John Egbokhan  reporting from Dubai
Alhaji Aminu Maigari, President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday led the Golden Eaglets from Al Ain to the historic city of Sharjah about 25 minutes drive off the commercial city of Dubai-ahead of their quarter-final match against Uruguay on Saturday.

NFF boss, Aminu Maigari

The journey which took about two-and-half hour by bus was seamless as the Golden Eaglets landed safely in the city that houses ‘eye of the Emirates Ferris wheel’ in time to keep a date with Uruguay for their quarter-final match on Saturday. Golden Eaglets are housed at the impressive Radisson Blu Resort complete with its idyllic serene environment complete with a beach.

”This is a beautiful place,” coach Nduka Ugbade said. “We would do everything in our capacity to make it a memorable time by winning our next game here.”

Golden Eaglets have since settled down in their new abode and  resumed training session yesterday as the coaching crew maps out strategy against the South American side, Uruguay.

In a related development, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) in Al Ain has saluted the Golden Eaglets over their qualification for the quarter final stage of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup as well as impacting positively on the tournament.