Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, His Excellency Tope Ajayi, and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Sir Adeyinka Adeboye, on Sunday evening led a delegation of top Mission officials, National Sports Commission representatives, and members of the Nigerian community in South Africa to receive the Super Eagles in Bloemfontein.
The team arrived aboard a chartered ValueJet Airline flight, which touched down at Bloemfontein Airport at 6:25 p.m. (local time) after a three-and-a-half-hour journey from Luanda, Angola. Earlier, the aircraft had made a two-and-a-half-hour trip from Uyo to Luanda for refueling.
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There were also top officials of the National Sports Commission, including Alhaji Salihu Abubakar, Barr. Musa Amadu, Dr (Mrs) Kehinde Ajayi, Mr. Ebidowei Owiefie and Mr. Seyi Johnson.
Members of the Nigeria community in South Africa, propelled by their president, Mr. Smart Nwobi, turned out in impressive numbers in Nigerian traditional attire, dancing, singing and drumming.
The delegation was led by President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, and included the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Hon. Kabiru Amadu, some NFF Executive Committee members, NFF General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, former Nigeria captains Nwankwo Kanu and Victor Ikpeba, a couple of NFF Management and Staff, a couple of stakeholders and a few media representatives.
There were 22 players and the technical and administrative staff, with forward Victor Osimhen, who copped an injury in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat of Rwanda in Uyo, the only absentee from the ensemble that was invited.
The Super Eagles will have the official training at the Toyota Stadium by 6pm today. (5pm Nigeria time).
