The delegation
of Senior National Team of Seychelles, known as Pirates, has landed in Nigeria
for Friday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Super
Eagles.
Group
leaders Nigeria have already secured their place in the finals and will be in
the pot for the draw on Friday, 12th April at CAF’s headquarters in
Cairo, while the Pirates were long eliminated and have only come to fulfill the
fixture.
A 29
–man delegation of the Pirates arrived Abuja aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight
on Tuesday afternoon, and would be flown to Asaba on Wednesday.
The Eagles
are also at the same time preparing for a prestige friendly game against the Pharaohs
of Egypt, who are seven –time champions and record winners of the continent’s
most prestigious football diadem. This match comes up on Tuesday next week,
also at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.
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