Wednesday’s decisive Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification match between Nigeria and South Africa will now commence at 6:00pm (Nigerian time), officials have confirmed.
“We got information that the match will now kick off at 6pm, and not 5pm as earlier slated,” the NFF’s Head of International, Bola Oyedode, said on Monday.
Nigeria’s hopes of qualification for the 2015 Afcon rest on the clash with already qualified Bafana Bafana at the magnificent Akwa Ibom International Stadium in Uyo. A win for the three-time champions seals their passage into the group stages of the finals billed for Equatorial Guinea.
The match coordination meeting will take place from 7pm on Tuesday at the Hotel L’Meridien, to be coordinated by Match Commissioner, Ghanaian Laryea Louis.
Also, South African officials have confirmed changes to the itinerary of the visiting contingent, who would now travel from Johannesburg to Uyo via chartered flight, with arrival time set at 8pm.
Fifa/Caf Match Commissioner, Etubom paul Bassey, informed the Akwa Ibom State Government about the need for a landing permit for the South African delegation.
