The Eagles are majestically perched at the top of Group B of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup following a 6-1 trouncing of Tahiti in Belo Horizonte on Monday evening
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Similarly, the national team’s Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, opined that it depended on the way anyone is looking at the issue
Odumadi grabbed his third goal of the night to become the first ever Nigerian to score a hat trick at the senior level of a FIFA-organised tourney
The final score line of 6-1 may not have truly reflected the one-sidedness of the encounter as the boys of Stephen Keshi still showed signs of poor marksmanship in front of goal
Keshi said that first thing he did on the team’s arrival at 2.03am on Sunday was to notify FIFA protocol officers of Onazi’s condition and for a possible replacement for him.
Etaeta’s pre-game tactics included broadcasting crowd noise during training sessions to steel his players for the challenges awaiting them in Brazil, where they will also tackle Uruguay and world champions Spain
The stocky player, who has been dropped to the bench since the Super Eagles victory at the Nations Cup in South Africa, will fill the void that was created by injured Ogenyi Onazi
for instance is put at 69,033, that of Monday’s clash of Tahiti and Nigeria is a laughable 16,714, even though the 48-year-old Estadio Mineiro, venue of the match, has a capacity for 62,547
The protests are ostensibly against the costs of the World Cup but people are also angry in Rio about a local issue surrounding the cost of public transport
Nigeria, troubled by a dispute between the squad and the nation’s football federation, will see Tahiti hope to pull off one of the greatest shocks of international football
Sporting Braga of Portugal left wing back, Elderson Echiejile, was quick to express his tiredness through his twitter handle, @EldersonEch, when the team touch down in Belo Horizone at 3am (8am Nigerian) on Sunday
Earlier scheduled to arrive on Thursday, the Super Eagles are 48 hours late after a stand-off with Nigeria football authorities on bonuses payable, despite a mutual understanding with the team’s Management on a 50 per cent cut
Officials said on Saturday, before the team left Johannesburg, that Onazi, who was in the team that triumphed at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa earlier in the year and won the Copa Italia with SS Lazio last month, was still being expected to join the squad in South America
Captain Iker Casillas featured in friendly wins over Haiti and the Republic of Ireland last week, but is unlikely to get the nod on Sunday, as he has not played for his club side Real Madrid since January
Barcelona’s new signing would exit in the 74th minute after receiving treatment on his back, but the points were already secured