Super Eagles mercurial midfielder, Mikel Obi, would on Tuesday join his tea mates in South Africa for the Mandela Cup Challenge against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa scheduled for the Moses Mahdinba Stadium, Durban.
Mikel, who has been busy with his club’s pre-season build-up in the USA, said he will leave London for South Africa on Monday night.
“I will be in South Africa on Tuesday morning because I will leave London Monday night. It will be an interesting game for both sides as we have World Cup qualifiers coming up soon,” Mikel said.
The bulk of the Eagles squad are due in South Africa on Monday morning.
Wednesday’s friendly will kick off at 6.30 pm Nigerian time.
In a related development, Eagles left full-back, Elderson Echiejile, was one of the early arrivals in South Africa ahead of the friendly match as he flew into the country on Sunday morning.
The Sporting Braga of Portugal star said on his official website www.elderson3.com that Wednesday’s match venue Durban reminds him of his first goal for the Eagles against Mali in the semi-final of the AFCON.
He also said he remembers the beautiful 85,000-capacity Moses Mahdinda Stadium as well as the energetic Zulu dance that preceded the match against Mali in February.
