Villamoura, Faro Portugal Nigeria's Super Eagles Friday afternoon in Faro, Portugal continued its final phase of preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations after two weeks of rigorous training in Abuja, the nation's capital.
Head Coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi led 12 players, his four assistants and backroom staff to the Faro camp after flying to Portugal from Accra, Ghana on Thursday night. The team left Abuja for Accra at about 5:30pm Nigerian time after initial delay of the flight that was scheduled to leave earlier.
The TAP Portugal flight that was to take the team from Accra to Lisbon in Portugal was also delayed but finally took off at about 12 am Nigerian time after aone hour delay. At exactly 5:25am Nigerian time, the plane touched down at the Lisbon International Airport. Nigeria is one hour aheadof Portugal in time zones.