The peculiar tight flight schedule within the West African sub region has again forced the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to change the kick off time of the Golden Eaglets' Sunday's Under-17 African Championship qualifier against the Junior Eagles of Mali to 2:00pm

The match earlier billed for 4:00pm at the team's traditional home ground at the U.J Esuene Sports Stadium in Calabar was shifted to 2:00pm so that the Malian delegation could return to Bamako via Lagos as scheduled on Monday.

It would be recalled that similar reason was responsible for a similar 2:00pm kick off time against Guinea last month but the Golden Eaglets still grinded out a convincing 3-0 win despite the harsh weather condition.

The temperature in Calabar at present is oscillating between 25 and 30 degrees Centigrade with a maximum temperature of 31 degree Centigrade expected on Sunday's afternoon according to local weather forecast.

Consequently, the Golden Eaglets have equally adjusted their training session in order to acclimatize ahead of the 2:00pm kick-off time even as the team's medical doctor, Dr. Ayodeji Olarinoye has assured that the players would be able to cope despite the expected dry condition.