Coronavirus: NFF stops Supporters club, fans from flying with Eagles to Freetown

Only the 24 Super Eagles players, their coaches and backroom staff would board the charter flight arrangement being organised by the Nigerian authorities ahead of the March 30 return leg tie in Freetown.

No member of the Nigeria Supporters club, fans, distinguished guest and journalists would be allowed to travel with the Nigerian delegation to Freetown as part of the agreement struck with the host nation’s immigration services’ officials.

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Sportinglife.ng scooped further that chieftains of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are in talks with the management of the Air Peace to airlift the Nigerian delegation to the second leg tie in Freetown on March 30, under a charter flight deal, with details not spelt out to this newspaper on Sunday night.