NATIONAL U-23 coach Austin Eguavoen will on Monday resume training with the Dream Team V after a week long tour of European clubs to negotiate the possible release of Nigerian players for the forthcoming CAF U-23 championship billed to kickoff on the 26th of next month in Morocco.Eguavoen who joined the team at their Genesis Hotel camp, Ibadan on Sunday described his trip to select European clubs as a success stressing that ' all we need to do now is send the clubs the official invitations with date, venue and country of our training tour' he said.The Dream Team V gaffer added that 'Even though I was not able to physically visit all the listed clubs I got in touch with them on phone explaining the importance of the eight nation championship'.According to Dream Team V media officer, Arafat Aliu, Coach Austin Eguavoen visited four out of the five countries pencilled on his tour itinerary.'Coach Eguavoen was in England, Germany, Holland and Italy but could not make it to Spain due to time constraint but was able to get in touch with officials of Granada and Atletico Belares' Arafat confirmed.It is still unclear what the European tour of the Olympic Eagles would look like but all things being equal, the team is expected to depart for Turkey in the first week of next month.The Dream Team V begins its U-23 championship campaign against host Morocco on the 26th of next month before taking on Algeria and Senegal.Meanwhile,NIGERIA'S Dream Team V on Saturday posted back to back victories against National League sides, 36 Lions and Ebiede FC at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium Ibadan.The Olympic Eagles defeated Lagos based side 36 Lions by two goals to one with Ganiu Oseni and Afolabi Abdulwaheed finding the net in the 35th and 90th minute of the game.36 Lions got a consolation in added time from a controversial spot kick with the chairman of the club Gafar Liameed fuming at the centre referee after the game.'Where did you people get these officials from' They are killing the effort of this Team. That was not a penalty. I don't want referees manufacturing goals for my team. The ball was on the defenders chest not his hand why should he give us a penalty' Please you people should get good officials so as not to kill the morale of these players.' Gafar Lamented while speaking to Dream Team V secretary, Shola Ogunnowo.Kabiru Dumoye, converted the spot kick for 36 Lions.3SC striker Gbolahan Salami and Bangladesh based striker Sunday Nwadialu were the heroes as the Dream Team defeated a determined FC Ebiede in a rematch of its friendly after the first leg ended one one.The game against 36 Lions was played in the morning and Ebiede FC in the evening.
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