The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has responded to the complaints from the South African delegation, which faced travel issues upon arriving in Nigeria for the World Cup qualifier.
The South African team had to stay overnight in Port Harcourt on Wednesday and only managed to fly into Uyo on Thursday morning.
NFF’s Protocol Chief, Emmanuel Ayanbunmi, clarified the situation, stating that the South African Football Association (SAFA) had initially informed the NFF that their chartered aircraft would depart South Africa at 8 am on Wednesday, landing in Lagos for immigration formalities before proceeding to Uyo.
“The problem has nothing to do with the NFF,” Ayanbunmi asserted. “Despite their scheduled departure time, it took them…
