• Team departs for U.S. Tuesday
SUPER Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi is expected to drop about five players as the team prepares to depart Frankfurt today for the international friendly match against Mexico in Miami, Florida, U.S.
Super Eagles’ Team Co-ordinator, Emmanuel Atta told The Guardian from the team’s Novina Hotel camp in Frankfurt that about 20 players are currently in camp, adding that the players have intensified their efforts to convince the coach that they deserved to be in the team.
He added Efe Ambrose and Ogenyi Onazi, who were permitted to stay back and help their clubs in their separate FA Cups, were expected in camp Tuesday.
Attah confirmed that Mikel Obi, Kalu Uche, Ahmed Musa, Victor Moses, Fengor Ogude have officially pulled out from the friendly, assuring that only Uche and Moses will be out of the entire busy June season, while Mikel, Musa and Ogude have notified that they would be fit and available for the World Cup qualifiers and Confederations Cup respectively.
He disclosed that Keshi would release the names of players chosen for the Mexico friendly after dinner today, adding that about five players will remain in Frankfurt, while the rest will travel to the United States for the international friendly match.
“Ideye Brown will join the team in the U.S.A.
"Right now, we have a total of 21 players in camp and we had two hours training session this morning.
“But not all the players in camp will make the trip to the USA for the match against Mexico. Some will be dropped, but they will remain in Frankfurt and wait for the next phase of the preparation for the World Cup qualifiers,” Atta stated.
The team was expected to play a friendly against an Adidas selected side, and fly to Florida today from Frankfurt.
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