The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that the much awaited second round- first leg 2003 African Under-17 qualifier between the Golden Eaglets and their Guinean counterparts on Sunday would kick off at 2:00pm prompt at the U.J Esuene Sports Stadium in Calabar.
The match was shifted forward from the usual 4:00pm kick off to 2:00pm at the instance of the Guinean delegation who want to return to Lagos immediately after the match on Sunday in order to connect with their early Monday morning’s flight back to Conakry.
The NFF granted the request of their Guinean counterparts since they would have to wait till next Friday if they miss their already scheduled arrangement.
Golden Eaglets’ head coach, Manu Garba has stated that he’s not disturbed over changes in kick off time of the match , adding that he has prepared his team in case of any eventuality.
“Even if they say we should play on Friday, we are ready for this match,” Manu confidently said. “We are not worried about when this match is going to be played.
"We have adequately prepared for any possible occurrence and I can say with assurance that we are ready to play Guinea anytime," he further added.
Source: Goal.com.
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