The team, expected to land at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport at about 1:00pm aboard Arik Air airliner, will later be received and hosted by President Goodluck Jonathan at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa.
In a statement yesterday, Arik Air’s Public Relations and Communications Manager, Mr. Adebanji Ola, said the airline had dispatched an aircraft – Airbus A340-500 – to Johannesburg, to transport the team home. “The flight is scheduled to depart Johannesburg in the morning hours on Tuesday (today) and touchdown in Abuja at 1:00 p.m., same day.
The Federal Government had approached Arik Air management to carry out this national assignment as it did in 2010, when the airline provided the aircraft that conveyed the Super Eagles to Durban for the World Cup in Luanda, Angola,” said the statement.
National Mirror learnt yesterday that a nation-wide trophy tour of the team has been proposed. At the end of the AFCON South Africa 2013 on Sunday, the Federal Government’s Leader of Delegation, Senator David Mark, had enthused, “There is so much in store for them. They are an inspiration for the youth. They have lifted our spirit.”
(Curled from National Mirror Newspapers)
- Endy Edeson @Kayode, show some respect for our HEROES. they are no longer SUPER CHICKENS. at least, they made you happy. are u not happy for the victory?
- Kayode Olusola Prof until d beat d like of spain brazil and germany then will b world beater to restore fia lost glory. after dat i will call them Super Eagles . Anyway one love prof
- Ezea Kenneth I think this Kayode is sick in the head,how can u use ur fowl mouth to call the super eagles super chicken.up super eagles up Naija up me and Endy
- Kayode Olusola @Ezea.. Omo ibo u dey craze o. Hw u no go support them? Suuu na ur people oga keshi pack put 4 d team idiot. Let them go win world cup 4 brazil next year then u huys go het mouth. Una keije osisco!
- Endy Edeson @Kayode, don't be surprise, SUPER EAGLES will win the next world cup. i wonder why you don't still believe in them even at this level they have reached. Confederation cup is around the corner. watch out for them
