Eagles to fly to Malawi in chartered flight for 2014 World Cup qualifier

THE Super Eagles will fly to Malawi in chartered flight for a World Cup tie in June to ensure that nothing is taken for granted, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials said.The Flames of Malawi will host Nigeria in a 2014 World Cup qualifier on June 9. An NFF top official told MTNFootball.com: '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.The officials also said that plans were afoot to send an advanced party to Malawi before the World Cup qualifier. In March 2003, 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. Namibia and Kenya are the other teams in Nigeria's 2014 World Cup qualifying group.
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