The African Champions arrived Thursday about 11:25pm Winnipeg local time which is 5:25pm Nigerian time and were received on arrival by FIFA officials and jubilant Nigerian fans .
They had a 3 minutes drive from the airport to their Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites.
On arrival, coach of the team, Edwin Okon harped on the need to remain focused on the task at hand, reminding them that it was not an appearance tournament for Nigeria.
"You all know why we are here and I implore you to remain focused on the task at hand. We have put in so much to prepare you and now is the time to show the world that you can be the best. We are African champions and we must behave as one" Okon said.
The team had a light shake up around 5:30pm as training commences tomorrow June 5th at 8am.
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