Eagles To Depart Hotel 9 PM For Khartoum
The Super Eagles will depart Bolton White Hotels and Apartments, Abuja,
where they have been accommodated for the past five days, for Khartoum,
Sudan at 2100 hours on Thursday, a top source has informed <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>. <br /><br />The
journey to the Sudanese capital is approximately four hours and fifteen
minutes, meaning the squad will not arrive the North African country
until Friday morning.<br /><br />A team official has told this website that a chartered flight has been arranged to fly the contingent to Khartoum.<br /><br />Meanwhile,
under the scorching sun, Sudan national team held a training session on
Wednesday under the guidance of manager Mohamed Abdallah, with 22
players taking part in the exercise.<br /><br />13 years ago, Nigeria
defeated Sudan 4 - 0 in a World Cup qualifier held in Omdurman, thanks
to goals by Austin Okocha, Julius Aghahowa and Yakubu Aiyegbeni.
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