The camp of the Super Eagles in Nuremberg, Germany, is well and truly alive, with the team waking up yesterday with 21 players and defender Efe Ambrose and midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi who were expected in camp last night.
In camp are stand-in skipper and first-choice goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, goalkeepers Austin Ejide, Chigozie Agbim and Daniel Akpeyi; defenders Solomon Kwambe, Elderson Echiejile, Godfrey Oboabona, Benjamin Francis, Kenneth Omeruo, Azubuike Egwuekwe and Kunle
Odunlami; midfielders Emeka Ezeh, Sunday Mba and John Ogu and; forwards Nnamdi Oduamadi, Joseph Akpala, Anthony Ujah, Gambo Muhammed; Obinna Nwachukwu, Gomo Onduku and Michael Babatunde.
A press release issued by Ademola Olajire, Assistant Director (Media) of the Nigeria Football Federation, the team trained for two hours on Sunday. Head coach, Stephen Keshi was quoted to have said: “There is very good team spirit in camp and I am quite happy about that. Everyone is in great shape and rearing to go.
“I am expecting Efe (Ambrose) and (Ogenyi) Onazi on Monday (Yesterday), and (Brown) Ideye will join us in America. Of course, we’re not going to go with everybody to the USA, although I would have loved to take everyone. There has been huge dedication and commitment here and I’m sure that those we will pick for the match against Mexico will do Nigeria proud.”
Apart from those ready for the game against the Mexicans at the Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas on Friday, Keshi expects to have midfielders John Mikel Obi and Fegor Ogude and forward Ahmed Musa for the two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Namibia, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in Brazil. The trio will be waiting to join the delegation in Frankfurt, Germany, after the high-profile friendly in America.
The delegation will depart their Novina Hotel Herzogenaurach base for Frankfurt Am-Main International Airport, at 5.30am today, and will fly out of Frankfurt at 10am (9am Nigeria time).
