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Seychelles’ Pirates Hit Town, Ready For Eagles In Asaba’s AFCON Tie

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UDENYI SIMON CHINONSO

The delegation of Senior National Team of Seychelles, known as Pirates, has landed in Nigeria for Friday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Super Eagles.

Group leaders Nigeria have already secured their place in the finals and will be in the pot for the draw on Friday, 12thApril at CAF’s headquarters in Cairo, while the Pirates were long eliminated and have only come to fulfill the fixture.

A 29 –man delegation of the Pirates arrived Abuja aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight on Tuesday afternoon, and would be flown to Asaba on Wednesday.

The Eagles are also at the same time preparing for a prestige friendly game against the Pharaohs of Egypt, who are seven –time champions and record winners of the continent’s most prestigious football diadem. This match comes up on Tuesday next week, also at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.

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