NFF to charter flight for Super Eagles

A top official of the Nigeria Football Federation has disclosed to MTNFootball.com:that the Football Federation have concluded plans to fly the Super Eagles to Malawi in a chartered flight. Nigeria will play against ‘the Flames’ of Malawi in a 2014 World Cup qualifiers on June 9, which will be followed by the second leg qualifiers against Rwanda in Nigeria. “We plan another chartered flight for the World Cup qualifier in Malawi. We want to ensure adequate preparation for the match and as such we are leaving nothing to chance, especially as it concerns the comfort of the players.” In February, the NFF also chartered a flight that set it back by as much as $180,000 (about N29 million) for the team’s 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Rwanda. The Eagles flew on special flights for the 2012 Nations Cup qualifiers in Ethiopia and Madagascar. Said the official. Nigeria beat Malawi 1-0 in Blantyre in a 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. The Eagles also won the reverse fixture 4-1 in Abuja in June 2003.