Super Eagles to depart for USA on Tuesday ahead of Mexico friendly

 

The national team will leave Germany where it has been in camp for the United States tomorrow as it prepares for the important friendly match against Tricolores

Nigeria’s national team would leave Germany on Tuesday for the United States of America, venue of Friday’s international friendly match against the national team of Mexico.
The Super Eagles have been training hard at their Germany camp and would depart the Novina Hotel Herzogenaurach Herzo-Base, for Frankfurt at 5.30am on Tuesday  and take off from Frankfurt Airport at 10am local time (9am Nigerian time) on the same day for Houston, venue of the game against Tricolore.
21 players are in camp at the moment but coach Stephen Keshi has decided not to go with every player. Only the selected ones that would prosecute match would be taken along as he is expected to drop four players.

“The coach would decide who will travel and who will be dropped tomorrow,” Team Coordinator, Emmanuel Attah said.
Celtic defender Efe Ambrose and Lazio midfielder Onazi Ogenyi  who were involved in Cup final victories are expected on Monday. However, media reports claim that Onazi might not be able to make it as he is set to fly into Nigeria in order to renew his Italian work permit.
Dynamo Kiev striker Brown Ideye will join the team in the USA.
Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi, CSKA forward Ahmed Musa and Valerenga midfielder Fegor Ogude were permitted to stay out of the friendly match against Mexico.
They would however be involved in the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifying matches and the Fifa Confederations Cup in Brazil. Nigeria will play against Kenya and Namibia in Nairobi and Windhoek before travelling to South America for the tournament involving continental champions.
They will play against World and European champions Spain, South American champions Uruguay and Oceania champions Tahiti in Group B.
Attah also disclosed that “So far training is going on well with no injury worries. The boys look very fit and the training program is of high intensity”
The players that trained for two hours on Sunday morning are goalkeepers Vincent Enyeama, Ejide Austin, Akpeyi Daniel and Chigozie Agbim. The following defenders were available: Gambo Mohammed, Solomon Kwambe, Benjamin Francis, Odulami Kunle, Echijile Elderson, Azubike Egwuekwe, Godfrey Oboabona and Kenneth Omeruo.
The midfielders in camp are Babatunde Michael, Sunday Mba, Obinna Nwachukwu and John Ogu. The forwards are Anthony Ujah, Onku Gomo, Emeka Eze, Joseph Akpala and Oduamadi Nnamdi.