The Nigerian team has arrived in the Ivorian commercial capital ahead of their CHAN qualifier
against the Elephants on Saturday
The Super Eagles landed safely in Abidjan, the Ivoirian capital on Thursday ahead of the final
leg, African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against the Elephants scheduled for
Saturday.
The team of 18 players and officials was led by NFF Vice President, Chief Mike Umeh and had
on board, NFF Head, Technical, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, President General of the Nigerian
Football and Other Sports Supporters Club, Dr Rauf Ladipo and several other actors in the
football fraternity.
The Air Afrique flight which conveyed the team from Lagos to Abidjan took about one hour,
thirty minutes to land in smooth condition with showers of rain welcoming the team to the
city. The flight landed at exactly 10:50 local time (11:50am Nigerian time) and was well
received by members of the Ivoirian FA.
The bus that took the team to its hotel in the heart of the city took about 30minutes to reach
its destination at Ibis Hotel. The team promptly checked in and took its lunch immediately.
The Eagles will have their first training session at 3:30pm local time (4:30 Nigerian time) to
coincide with the time the game will be played on Saturday.
On arrival, skipper of the side, Chigozie Agbim, sounded a note of warning to his teammates
when he said that the good reception should not be translated to mean that the Elephants
have given up.
“We are wary and I have told my mates to take the game very seriously because in football
anything can happen. But we know we are here to pick the CHAN ticket and no team can stop
us at this time,” Agbim said.
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