Super Eagles Off To South Africa On Friday Evening

Less than 24 hours after their 1 - 0 loss to Uganda in Uyo, the Super Eagles returned to training under the guidance of coach Daniel Amokachi.

The novelty at the team’s Hotel Le Meridien abode yesterday was Daniel Akpeyi, who has been handed a late call - up for the game against Bafana Bafana, with skipper Enyeama withdrawing from the squad due to a slight niggle.

The Super Eagles players and officials will fly to South Africa on Friday evening, ahead of the meeting in Nelspruit.

At senior level, Nigeria faced off against South Africa three times last year , with a team comprised of home - based players defeating the hosts 3 - 1 at the African Nations Championship while the other games ended in draws.

South Africa beat Swaziland 3 - 1 in their first fixture during the international break.