Eagles wait on NFF for venue as camp opens November 9


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Players and officials of the Super Eagles will assemble on November 9 to startbuild up camping for their African Cup of Nations qualifier against Leone Stars of Sierra Leone, an official of the federation disclosed, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The qualifying match will either hold in Benin or Asaba, an official of federation stated. Super Eagles will squeal up against Sierra Leone on November 13 in Nigeria, while the return leg will be in Freetown four days later. The FIFA international window opens on November 9. The football federation is expected to announce the venue of the match after their meeting in Abuja today. According to the official who disclosed to Guardian Newspaper, who pleaded anonymity, preparations for the match has started with compilation of the list of players to be called up for the game. He said although the NFF has not decided whether the game will hold in Benin or Asaba, the coaches and support staff, as well as the players will start arriving ion the chosen venue on November 9. Nigeria leads Group L with six points, after victories against Lesotho and Benin Republic, who are second.
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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