Atletico madrid stars land in uyo ahead of friendly match with super eagles
Spanish LaLiga giants Atletico Madrid have arrived in Nigeria ahead of Tuesday’s friendly game against Super Eagles B side, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
Atletico’s arrival was confirmed in a 12 seconds video published on LaLiga’s verified Twitter handle.
The video had the players being cheered on arrival in Uyo by fans.
The friendly between Atletico and Super Eagles B comes up at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Diego Simeones’s strong 20-players squad including club legend Fernando Torres and first choice goalkeeper Jan Oblak are all in Nigeria for the tie.
Atletico won the UEFA Europa League after defeating Marseille 3-0 in the Final last week.
They finished second in the just concluded LaLiga season.
Posted by Juliet Ekwebelam
