The Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia have confirmed that they will hit Nigeria on Thursday November 14, 2013 for their crucial second leg World Cup 2014 playoff clash against Nigeria’s Super Eagles.
The delegations from Ethiopia are expected to fly straight to Calabar aboard a chartered Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa for Saturday’s make or mar final clash against the African champions
As customary with visiting teams, an advance party from Ethiopia are already in town, setting up modalities and logistics ahead of the arrival of the squad from Addis Ababa.
Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) President, Junedin Bashah told supersport.com they will ferry down sizeable number of supporters to give the team motivation in a match he described as very important to his country.
“All arrangements are in place and on Thursday we will get a chartered flight direct to Calabar, to avoid any confusion. An advanced party has ensured everything has been put in place and now we wait for the 90 minutes on the pitch that will decide our destiny. We are planning to travel with fans to boost the morale of the players, but we will finalise on the list on Tuesday,” Junedin told supersport.com.
The Eagles have the advantage going into o Saturday’s game having secured a vital 2-1 win away from home in the first leg, to stand any chance of making it to the Wold Cup in Brazil, the Ethiopians will need an outright victory (two-goal margin) over the Eagles in Calabar; a feat no country has achieved in recent times.
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