The NFF has confirmed Supersand Eagles participation in the Eight-Nation Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup competition in Dubai, UAE from October 30 to November 3.
The tournament will feature four-time world champions, Brazil, reigning world champions, Russia, hosts, UAE, next year’s Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup hosts, Tahiti, USA, Japan and Switzerland.
The participating teams have been drawn into two groups of four teams each with UAE, Russia, Tahiti and USA in Group A and Nigeria, Brazil, Japan and Switzerland in Group B.
Teams are expected to arrive in Dubai on Sunday, October 28.
Only three of the invited 18 players are yet to report to the Supersand Eagles’ training camp in Badagry with Abdul Haruna having recently lost his father in-law, Bartholomew Ibenegbu down with typhoid fever and Ogbonnaya Okemiri excused to attend a screening exercise with Akwa United.
Coach Adamu Audu Ejor's team now train twice daily after maintaining once-a-day training for the past days.
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