PHOTOS: Caftan-wearing Super Eagles players depart for AFCON
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have departed the country for the forthcoming African Cup Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast.
The team flew off to Abidjan from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, around 10 am on Wednesday, ahead of the competition billed to commence on Saturday.
Players and officials of the national team are dressed in matching white caftans with intricate green needlework around the necklines. The styling is complemented by green caps in a fashionable homage to the national colours.
The Eagles left Nigeria a few hours after a send-forth dinner hosted by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, on Tuesday evening.
The team had only recently returned from a one-training camp in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where Nigeria thrashed Al Gharaib, a local club, 12-0 before losing 2-0 to Guinea in the following game.
The Eagles are in Group A alongside Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
Nigeria will take on Equatorial Guinea in their opening game on January 14 before facing Ivory Coast four days later and rounding off the group stage with the Guinea-Bissau tie.
More photos from the departure below:
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