Egyptian Football Association Wants Kick-Off Time Of Nigeria Clash To Remain At 4 PM

The Egyptian Football Association has argued that rescheduling the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations qualifying tie against Nigeria has disrupted its travel plans.

The match day three fixture was earlier scheduled to begin at 1600 hours but will now start an hour later, according to the Confederation of African Football.

“To postpone the match befuddled our calculations . Now we need to change all the things : the special permit Nigeria private aviation and airspace things,” Ehab Hath told filgoal.com.

“We will need to notify Nigeria the date of departure of the aircraft has been postponed for an hour, and also the Cairo airport authorities the date of entry of the aircraft to the Egyptian field will be modified.”

The Egyptian delegation will arrive in Kaduna on Wednesday, two days before the contest against the Super Eagles.

Igho Kingsley


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