Interim Super Eagles assistant coaches Imama Amapakabo and Kennedy Boboye as well as other backroom staff have now been issued entry visas to France ahead of Friday’s friendly against Mali.
Both coaches and other members of the backroom staff were on the verge of missing the trip to France for the friendly games against Mali and Luxembourg, as they were yet to receive their visas as at Tuesday morning.
But AfricanFootball.com can confirm that assistant coaches Amapakabo and Boboye, team coordinator Pascal Patrick and equipment manager Chidi Ngoka will now travel with the rest of the team by 11pm tonight to France, where they play Mali on Friday.
“They coaches ordered to fly out of Port Harcourt this afternoon to Abuja as they have finally been issued their visas,” an official informed.
The team will be led by interim head coach Salisu Yusuf along with some of the players who are already in Nigeria on holidays – Musa Mohammed, Oghenekaro Etebo, Elderson Echiejile and Ogenyi Onazi.
Officials on the trip include NFF technical committee chairman Chris Green.