REVEALED!NFF booked Eagles return tickets before ivory coast match

Long before the first ball was kicked in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations quarter final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants of Ivory Coast, many had written off the Eagles and given the tie to the Ivorians.

At the sports ministry and even the Nigeria Football Federation, there were lots of undercurrents that pointed to drastic measures that may have culminated in the sack of the Super Eagles technical crew, headed by Coach Stephen Keshi.The degree of doubt in the team reached a crescendo soon after the team's final group match against Ethiopia in Nelspruit,when it was openly suggested that a foreign coach would be sought to replace Keshi, once the team made its expected early exit from the tournament.
Sports Vanguard gathered in Abuja that the football house had already booked for the team's return flight to Nigeria soon after the match.a source told Sports Vanguard that all the money relating to the flight arrangements had been concluded.