Super Eagles Arrive Ethiopia Ahead of Sunday’s World Cup Playoff

Posted by African Examiner Sports News Saturday, October 12th, 2013

Nigeria Super Eagles have arrived Addis Ababa ahead Sunday’s final 2014 World Cup playoff against hosts Ethiopia.

The Eagles arrived in the early hours of Saturday aboard a chartered Ethiopian Airlines flight and were received by Nigeria delegation, who have been on ground in Addis Ababa as well as top officials of the Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF)

The Eagles have been booked into the five-star Saro Mario Hotel, which was satisfied okay by the NFF technical committee chairman Chris Green, who said Nigeria will triumph on Sunday.

“We are happy that the Eagles are here for the game. They will stay at a five-star hotel Saro Mario. It is a standard hotel and that will be comfortable for them,” Green told Brila FM.

“We have done all that we need to do, Nigerians should pray for the team because it is not going to be an easy match, but I am upbeat the Eagles will come out of the game successful.”

Kick-off for Sunday’s match is 4pm Ethiopian time, which is 2pm Nigerian time.