Nigeria/Brazil Friendly Update: Eagles officials to get Singapore visa on Wednesday

Officials of the Super Eagles will travel on Wednesday night after they failed to travel on Tuesday due to visa delay at the Singapore Embassy in Abuja, Sportinglife.ng can reveal.

Team media officer, Toyin Ibitoye on Tuesday night informed Sportinglife.ng that the visas would be ready on Wednesday after which the delegation will depart through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja the same night.

“We will be leaving at 6 pm to arrive on Wednesday,” said Ibitoye who also said that the head coach, Gernot Rohr was already on his way to the Far East nation from France.

Those expected to make the trip are goalkeeper trainer, Alloy Agy, backroom staff and home-based keeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa.

The much anticipated international friendly match scheduled for October 13 was threatened following the inability of the organisers to sort out the travelling arrangement of the Nigerian delegation.

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The team were due to travel on Tuesday.