Viareggio Cup: Magic Stars Arrive Nigeria Today

Viareggio Cup: Magic Stars Arrive Nigeria Today

Ibrahim Lateef

Magic Stars, a prominent Lagos-based Nationwide League One (NLO) club, will arrive in Nigeria tonight after their quarter-final finish in the Viareggio Youth Tournament in Italy, reports BSNSports.com.ng.

The club was one of four teams from Nigeria to participate in the 75th edition of the international youth football tourney, which had 24 teams as participants.

Isaac Iseoluwa Oluwatobi, the Director of Sports, provided details about their flight schedule as the 32-member travelling party prepared to board.

"Our trip back to Lagos begins at Malpensa Airport. Our flight is scheduled for 12:20 PM on an Air France flight, which will arrive in Paris at 2 PM.

 "We will then connect to another Air France flight from Paris to Nigeria at 3 PM, aiming to land in Nigeria by 9:20 PM."

Regarding his team's experience at the Viareggio Cup, he said, "It was an exciting and adventurous journey for the team. It was not easy to go through three group games and the Round of 16 match unbeaten in our debut.

 "This performance highlights the quality we possess as a team and showcases the talent we have available for the European market.

"There are a few lessons we learned that we will take home to improve upon as we plan for the 76th edition of the Viareggio Cup. We aim to come back as a more cohesive team."