Awoniyi, Ajayi And Okechukwu Rejoin Foreign Clubs

Players and officials of the victorious Dream Team,who won the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations trophy on Saturday, will arrive in Abuja on Monday from Senegal.

But the delegation will be without three players - Junior Ajayi, Taiwo Awoniyi and Azubuike Okechukwu - who all returned to their foreign clubs immediately after the contest against the Algerians.

According to the team’s itinerary, the Dream Team will be departing the Leopold Senghor International Airport on Monday at 3am aboard an ARIK Airline flight.

They are expected to touch down at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos by 9am, before boarding another ARIK airline flight to Abuja.

The Nigeria Under 23s defeated Algeria 2 - 1 to win their first Africa U-23 Cup of Nations trophy.