Eagles Camp Bubbles with 20 Players in Seychelles

-


-Team build up stamina with foot-volleyball on the beach

Posted by Admin

With 20 players in camp as at lunch time yesterday, Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, led his wards on stamina build-up with foot-volleyball on the beach of the team’s Savoy Hotel Resort and Spa in Victoria, Mahé Island Seychelles.

“Foot-Volleyball as training kicks off ahead of #Seychelles clash. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong #SEYNGA,” reads the tweet on NFF’s official website yesterday evening.
The arrival of six more Eagles yesterday increased the number of players in camp ahead Saturday’s AFCON 2019 qualifier to 18.

By Tuesday morning, Henry Onyekuru, Kenneth Omeruo, Francis Uzoho, Semi Ajayi, Samuel Kalu, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Chidozie Awaziem, Kelechi Nwakali, Bryan Idowu, Simeon Nwankwo and Joel Obi were the 12 early birds.

But in the afternoon, Saudi Arabia-based Ahmed Musa, alongside Turkey –based Ogenyi Onazi, China-based Odion Ighalo, Germany-based Jamilu Collins and the England-based duo of Oghenekaro Etebo and Leon Balogun arrived camp and joined the team for lunch.

Goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa (from Nigeria) and Daniel Akpeyi (from South Africa) were the last two invited players to arrive camp last night to have full squad for the must-win battle against Seychelles.
Only Alex Iwobi, Olaoluwa Aina and William Troost-Ekong are missing due to injuries while Captain John Mikel Obi was excused from the Match-day 2 encounter. Victor Moses had early last month dropped out of the Nigerian senior national team on the ground that he wants to consolidate his play in Chelsea under the new manager.
The Super Eagles look to garner all three points against the Pirates on Saturday to restore their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign back on track following the reverse against South Africa in Uyo on Match-day 1 in June 2017.

But while Eagles coaches are plotting how to win, the host country is not going to be a walk in the park as Seychelles coach Gavin Jeanne is delighted over the preparations of his wards too ahead of the biggest game in their history against Nigeria on September 8.

The Pirates will battle Eagles at the 10,000-capacity stadium, Stade Linité situated at Roche Caiman in the outskirts of Victoria for the three points at stake.

Jeanne is confident his side will be up for the challenge in the match-day 2 of the qualifiers.
“Yes, we are very ready and positive about our chances against Nigeria,” Jeanne told Footballlive.ng.
“We have prepared well and I hope the players maintain their focus and stick to the plan.”
“We have enjoyed a good build-up to the game. It’s our biggest football match in history.
“We have tested ourselves enough from our participation it the COSAFA Cup till now.
“I hope it goes well and we make a positive impact,” concludes the coach.

Source: Thisday Live

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Fayemi Defrays #31 Billion Debt Inherited From Fayose

-
Image
·        …Says 2020 ‘ll be year of life-changing projects Posted by Tony Okechukwu Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday disclosed that his administration has defrayed #31,105, 658,370.89 amounting to 26% of the total debt inherited by his administration from the immediate past government of Mr. Ayodele Fayose. Delivering a state of the State address at the State House of Assembly, the governor said the sum was expended to defray salaries, pension, gratuity, subvention arrears and contractual claims and obligations owed by Fayose. Fayemi however assured that despite the burden of inherited debts, the year 2020 would witness a massive commissioning of projects and institutionalizing of more life-changing programmes. The governor who described the failure of the immediate past government to meet its obligations to workers and pensioners as a violation of fundamental human rights stated that his administration is focusing ...
Read more

GOs Protest Fraudulent Election Results in Bayelsa

-
Image
Posted By Tony Okechukwu Members of various non-governmental organisations and civil society groups in Bayelsa State, on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest over the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in some parts of the state. Comrade Toitoi Newton of the Grassroots For Development, who led the protest to the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Yenagoa, told journalists that the CSOs demand a cancellation of the purported results from Constituency 4 in Southern Ijaw council and Nembe-Bassambiri in Nembe council where election materials were carted away. According to Comrade Newton, elections did not hold in the seven wards of Nembe-Bassambiri due to the violence orchestrated by political thugs aided by security personnel deployed in the community. He said the people were disenfranchisised as they were chased away from their communities on the day of the election. Comrade Stephen Seleke of the Advocacy for Peace also said an...
Read more

Attorny General of the Federation Clears Rift between Rival Factions of IPMAN

-
Image
By Desmond Ogudu There was wild jubilation across the rank and file of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) nationwide as the Honorable Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami in a landmark judicial release cleared the lingering ambiguity in the Supreme Court judgment of 14th December 2018. Addressing a cross-section of marketers from the Western and Northern Zones who paid him a solidarity visit, the National Deputy President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Alh. Debo Ahmed, began with congratulating His Excellency Pres. Muhammadu Buhari on his 2nd term inauguration in office and pledged the total support of the IPMAN towards his administration’s goal and objectives. He went further to assuring the teeming marketers of the Association's commitment in ensuring a total transformation in the oil and gas down stream sector of the economy. Speaking on behalf of the National President of IPMAN, ...
Read more