Bendel Insurance will arrive in Nigeria on Tuesday after their departure from Algeria on Monday.
According to the media team of Bendel Insurance, the Benin Arsenal departed the Algerian capital Monday at 2:36pm (Nigerian time), and are expected to arrive in Nigeria by Tuesday morning, after a positive outing in the CAF Confederation Cup qualifying round.
Bendel Insurance defeated ASO Chlef 3:4 on penalties after both teams played out a 1-all draw on aggregate over two legs, and are poised to face off against RS Berkane of Morocco in the final round of the series.
“The journey back home begins as we depart Algeria!,” said the post on their official handle at 2:36pm on Monday.
“Thank you Algeria for being nice. Adaaaaaaaa BENDEL!”
The expected distance between Algeria and Nigeria by flight is approximately 16 hours and 17 minutes covering a distance of 3349 km from North to Western Africa, according to Rome2Rio, which provides an idea of when Benin City fans can welcome back their heroes from Continental duty.
Bendel Insurance will also set their sight on the Nigeria Premier League proposed to resume on the 9th of September, as they continue their 2023-24 campaign.