Onyeama made this known on Monday in Abuja while fielding questions from newsmen, and said that the evacuation was done in two batches of 155 persons and 200 persons.
Browsing: Nigerian football fans
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said 75 out of 230 stranded Nigerian football fans vanished in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The ministry’s Spokesperson, Dr Tope Elias-Fatile, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja that the fans absconded in spite of government’s efforts to repatriate them.
An official of the Nigeria Football Federation who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria on condition of enormity said more fans may not be able to watch the match due to scarcity of tickets.