By Our Reporter
THE Russia 2018 World Cup
–bound Super Eagles contingent will now meet with His Excellency, President
Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday morning.
Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com
reports that the session, which was earlier slated for Tuesday evening, would
be an opportunity for the country’s leader to meet with and wish the three
–time African champions well on their way to a sixth appearance at football’s
biggest showpiece.
NFF chieftains told thenff.com that
Wednesday’s session will take place at the Federal Executive Council chambers
at 10am, just before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council
meeting.
Youth and Sports Minister,
Barrister Solomon Dalung will present the country’s ambassadors to President
Buhari, hours before they are due to fly to London aboard a chartered aircraft
for another pre-World Cup friendly, this time against England’s Three Lions at
Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening.
In five previous outings at
the FIFA World Cup, the Eagles have reached the Round of 16 on three occasions
(1994, 1998 and 2014), but exited at the group stage at the 2002 and 2010
finals.
From London, the delegation
will fly into Bad Tatzmannsdorf, a city in Austria where they will spend eight
days at the world –renowned Avita Resort before flying to Russia. In-between
the final camping in Austria, the team will play a final pre-World Cup friendly
against the Czech Republic at the Rudolf Tonn Stadium (just outside Vienna) on
Wednesday next week.
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