2026 WCQ: Super Eagles Land For Bloemfontein For Bafana Bafana Big Match

Nigeria’s Super Eagles don land for Bloemfontein, South Africa ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bafana Bafana. Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Tope Ajayi and the Senior Special Assistant to Mr. President on Grassroots Sports Development, Sir Adeyinka Adeboye led a team of top officials of the Mission, the National Sports Commission and members of the Nigerian community in South Africa to welcome the Super Eagles to Bloemfontein on Sunday evening. The chartered ValueJet Airline aircraft wey carry the Nigeria delegation touch down at the Bloemfontein Airport at 6.25pm South Africa time, after a three-and-half-hour flight from Luanda, Angola.

The aircraft don fly two-and-half hours from Uyo to Luanda to refuel. There were also top officials of the National Sports Commission, including Alhaji Salihu Abubakar, Barr. Musa Amadu, Dr (Mrs) Kehinde Ajayi, Mr. Ebidowei Owiefie and Mr. Seyi Johnson. Members of the Nigerian community in South Africa, wey their president be Mr. Smart Nwobi, show up in large numbers in Nigerian traditional attire, dancing, singing and drumming. The delegation carry President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau; Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Hon. Kabiru Amadu; some NFF Executive Committee member, NFF General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanus, former Nigeria captains Nwankwo Kanu and Victor Ikpeba, plus NFF management, staff, stakeholders and media.  22 players with technical and administrative staff, but forward Victor Osimhen, wey get injury during Saturday’s 1‑0 victory over Rwanda in Uyo, no join the team. The Super Eagles go train officially by 6pm Monday for Toyota Stadium (that time na 5pm for Nigeria).