Saturday 12 October 2013

Eagles, Nigeria's 263 man Contigent Land Addis Ababa for World Cup Play-off


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Nigeria's Super Eagles arrived Addis Ababa at 9.10 am (7.10am in Lagos) this morning ahead of Sunday's 2014 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Walya Antelopes of EtThe Nigerian 263-man contingent comprising players, technical crew, NFF and NSC officials, government delegation and sports journalists flew out of the Abuja's Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 2.45am on Saturday morning  aboard Ethiopia Airline's Boeing 787 Africa's first  Dreamliner aircraft.

On arrival in Addis Ababa, the Super Eagles were given a rousing welcome by some of the Ethiopian ball fans present at the airport. John Mikel Obi of Chelsea and his colleague, Victor Moses, who is on season long loan deal at Liverpool were  the clear favourites of the fans. There was scramble among the fans on who to snap photographs  with Mikel first among the fans. Mikel waited patiently, obliging the Ethiopian fans the opportunity of a life time to have his pictures on their mobile phones and ipads.

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