Nigeria’s U-23 team are now expected to land in Brazil, merely seven hours before their opening game at the 2016 Olympics against Japan.
The Dream Team VI have been stranded at their Atlanta, USA, since Friday when they were initially scheduled to leave.
Samson Siasia and his boys could not fly out on Wednesday, after they rejected an Embraer EMB135ER Executive version, which could only convey 30 passengers.
Officials have already made plans to fly out with Delta Airlines and the new aircraft is believed to be comfortable enough for the players and coaching crew.
It will be a 10-hour flight and the Flying Eagles will land in Manaus few hours before they play Japan.
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