Under-23 coach Austin Eguaveon’s trip to Europe made little impact on Dutch clubs VVV Venlo and PSV Eindhoven. They are reluctant to release Ahmed Musa and Rabiu Ibrahim respectively.

Eguaveon is now considering flying the players from their bases on match days.

This was one of the issues the coach, Austin Eguavoen, brought before the Nigeria Football Federation, during their meeting during the week.

Morocco is a popular holiday destination for Europeans and so there will be daily flights from Europe to cities like Tangiers and Marrakesh.

Ahmed Musa, for one, managed such a shuttle arrangement with the country’s U20 team, the Flying Eagles, during the African Youth Championship in South Africa earlier this year.

He jetted in from Amsterdam for the crucial opening group game against world champions Ghana to help the Flying Eagles win before he headed back to his Dutch club.