Delta Air Lines has come to the rescue of Nigeria’s football
Dream Team by providing a dedicated charter flight to fly the team from Atlanta
to Manaus in Brazil less than 24 hours before their crucial Rio Olympics
football game opening match against Japan.
Thanks to a tab temporarily picked up by Delta Air Lines for
the charter flight, the stranded team is expected to land in Brazil at 2pm
local time which gives the team just enough time to clear customs and stretch
before kickoff at 9pm.
The Nigeria Dream team flew to Manaus in the special Delta
charter flight usually used for the National Basketball Association, flight 757-200
(VIP NBA Aircraft) to operate the flight, after obtaining NBAs permission to
operate the aircraft for the mission.
"This is a special occasion, not only because it’s the
Olympics,” Delta spokesman Anthony Black said, but also, “exactly 20 years ago,
on this day, the Nigerian football team needed a miracle to beat Argentina to
win the gold medal in Atlanta at the Olympics. Today, we are happy to help them
with another miracle."
According to Samson Siasia, the coach of the Nigerian team "The team is flying down on a charter that takes sports teams to their
destinations. This makes the players happy. The players will have more leg room
and they will be able to sleep on their way to Manaus."
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