Super Eagles ‘B’ left the country on Tuesday night for South Africa, where they are scheduled to campaign in the African Nations Championship. The competition, meant for only players in the domestic leagues of countries in Africa, will kick off on Saturday.
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Musa Amadu confirmed their trip.
He said, “They left tonight (Tuesday) and then will connect to Cape Town by Wednesday morning.”
The players left from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos without signing the code of conduct designed to help enforce discipline in the national teams following the strike the Eagles embarked on last June in Namibia on the way to the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.
The NFF officials and Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi will leave for South Africa after the African Player of the Year award programme holding in Lagos on Thursday.
Eagles will open their campaign on Saturday against Mali in Cape Town.