Nations Cup trophy to Nigeria - The victorious Super Eagles of Nigeria will return home from South Africa at 1pm local time Tuesday aboard a special Nigerian 'Arik Air' flight from Johannesburg, the airline announced Monday.
The team and its officials will be flown directly to the capital city of Abuja, where they will be hosted by President Goodluck Jonathan later in the evening.
Arik Air, Nigeria's biggest domestic airline, said it had dispatched its flagship aircraft, Airbus A340-500, to Johannesburg to ferry the team back home.
The Super Eagles defeated their Burkina Faso counterparts 1-0 in Sunday's final to lift the Nations Cup trophy for the third time.
Pana 11/02/2013