Nigeria's national U20 male squad, the Flying Eagles has arrived in the South African northeastern city of Nelspruit ahead of Friday’s African Youth Championship (AYC)
qualifier against the hosts.
The team media officer, Samm Audu confirmed this on Thursday through a press release.He confirmed that the Flying Eagles touched down at the OR Tambo International
Airport in Johannesburg by 5am local time after a smooth South Africa Airways
flight from Lagos.
Several officials from the Nigeria High Commission were at the
airport to receive the team.
They also promised to mobilise the large Nigerian community in
Nelspruit to cheer the African champions to victory.
The road trip to Nelspruit took about three hours and the team
have booked into the four-star Protea Hotel the Winkler, which is cut off from
the city centre and at least half an hour from the match venue.
The hotel rests on an expansive land, which projects nature’s
beauty. The team will train at 7pm local time at the match venue.
The match will be played at the magnificent Mbombela Stadium in
Nelspruit, which staged the 2010 World Cup and will also play host to next
year’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Early morning temperature in the city is about 12 degrees Celsius, which is
mildly cold, and it is expected to be colder later in the day.
The return leg match is billed for Sunday, October 7 in Ilorin.
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