EAGLES TO LEAVE ON SATURDAY

THE Super Eagles will now travel to London on Saturday following the 24 -hour shift of the team's send-off in Abuja.

President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to present an address at the reception, which will last 90 minutes inside the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Friday.

The Nigeria team will now depart for the United Kingdom through the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, and officials say they will train on Sunday ahead of the friendly international against Saudi Arabia national team in Austria on Tuesday.

The 30-man squad will later engage Colombia in London before coach Lars Lagerback comes up with his final list of 23 players for the World Cup finals.