The Flying Eagles were today held to a 1-1 draw by U20 World Cup hosts Chile in a warm-up game ahead of the tournament, which kicks off later this month.
Defender Ahmed Akinyele headed home a corner by Tahir Maigana to give Nigeria the lead after 18 minutes.
However, Chile restored parity on 36 minutes through Felipe Faundez.
In the second half, goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt was forced to make two big saves to keep the Flying Eagles level.
Star striker Kparobo Arierhi, Auwal Ibrahim aka ‘Germany’ and Abduljelil Kamaldeen were introduced in the second half, but there will be no goals.
