NFF

The Super
Eagles arrived
in Anttannarivo at 10.30 am
local time and quickly cleared
immigration before settling
into their Carlton Hotel lodge
They have been well received
and are looking to rest till
evening when they expect to
embark on their first training
sessions.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria
Football Federation (NFF) will
open an inquest into the
disagreement that erupted in
the Super Eagles’ camp over
travel plans to Antananarivo,
Madagascar.
Vincent Enyeama, John Mikel
Obi and Victor Anichebe have
been fingered as players that
spearheaded a call for change
in the team’s itinerary ahead
of Sunday’s Africa Cup of
Nations qualifying against
Madagascar.
Trouble started on Wednesday
night at the Transcorp Hilton
Hotel when the trio refused to
join their teammates for a ride
in the team’s bus to the
Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport in Abuja.
The three players later arrived
at the airport on their own
and travelled with the team to
Antananarivo late on
Wednesday.
A top official has told
SuperSport.com that the
football federation will wade
into the matter after the game
against Madagascar.
“Definitely the matter will be
looked into by the federation.
I am sure that will happen
next week or after the game
against Madagascar. We want
the players to focus on the
game because it is a must-
win.
“We will talk to everyone
involved in the matter so that
we can get to the root of the
whole matter. There are
different versions we are
hearing but those involved
will explain to us what really
happened,” the NFF official
said.
Anichebe, Enyeama and Mikel
had expressed reservation
with the travel plans of the
Super Eagles.
The players were said to have
made demands ranging from
travelling directly to
Antananarivo without a stop-
over as well as shifting the
departure to Friday.
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