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 allnigeriasoccer.com.

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.

A team official has told this website that a chartered flight has been arranged to fly the contingent to Khartoum.

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.

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.