The Portuguese media in Kayseri have been asking after Flying Eagles star Chidi Osuchukwu who is bound for Portuguese club Sporting Braga.
Several reporters and photographers accosted Flying Eagles media officer Samm Audu during the team?s final training at the Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri demanding to know more about the left-sided Dolphins forward.
Interview bookings have also been made with Osuchukwu after Friday?s showdown with Portugal.
Braga have announced Osuchukwu, who can play on the left side of attack or as a central midfielder, has signed a four-year deal with them pending a medical.
Another member of the Flying Eagles squad who has attracted interest in Kayseri is goalkeeper trainer Alloy Agu.
Eighteen and half years after he played for Kayserispor in the Turkish league, Agu has returned to his former base.
It was a happy reunion for Agu and several of his former teammates at Kayseri?s biggest club when the Flying Eagles filed out at the impressive Kayserispor training ground.
?It?s really amazing what Kayseri has become since I left the city,? said an impressed Agu.
?The city has simply been transformed. It?s unbelievable.?
The former Eagles skipper said he remembers Kayseri as a city that loves its football.
Agu spent two and half years at Kayserispor.
Last season, the club finished fifth in the Turkish top league and may well feature in the UEFA Europa League should Besiktas and Fenerbache be found guilty of a match-fixing allegation next week.
In the meantime, Nigerian students in Turkey visited the Flying Eagles at the Hilton Hotel Thursday night to pledge their support for the country?s U20 team ahead of the World Cup.
Also, the opening ceremony of the FIFA U20 World Cup will be staged in the city of Kayseri on Friday evening after the tournament?s first game between Cuba and South Korea.
The match between the Flying Eagles and Portugal will also be played at the Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium after what is expected to be a colourful opening ceremony.
Kick-off for this game is 7pm Nigerian time.
Top dignitaries expected at the opening ceremony include Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter.
Kayseri is the fourth largest city in Turkey with a population of over a million people. It is known for its furniture and major industries.
It is a beautiful hilly city, which has enjoyed tremendous transformation in the last 10 years.
