The Federal Government has assured that it would soon commence the final evacuation of Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 World Cup Tournament. Nwosu urged the stranded fans to report at the Embassy for registration on Monday, July 30th, while the mission awaits flight information. “Consequently, the Embassy of Nigeria in Moscow is requesting all Nigerians with fan ID and Nigerian passport to report to the embassy on Monday, July 30, for registration,” he said. NAN recalls that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had said that 75 out of 230 stranded Nigerian Football fans absconded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Fatile said that 230 stranded Nigerian football fans were profiled to board Ethiopian Airline to Abuja but at the last minute, only 155 boarded the flight that arrived Abuja on July 22.

Source: Punch July 29, 2018 20:15 UTC