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Ekeji, who is a former national team skipper and coach, declared at the session that he was impressed by the modern day training techniques of the technical crew of the Super Eagles and wishes that all the sessions be recorded for review on a daily basis as that will help players and officials know areas that mistakes have been made

The Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Fred Igwe, said on Sunday that it would have taken a while to get the money out if he had applied for funds so he had to look inwards to generate cash for the purpose

The team’s General Manager, Alloy Chukwuemeka, who disclosed this in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, said Saraki believes strongly that the welfare of players should be a topmost priority to achieve excellence and to get the best performances

Speaking when officials of the US Embassy, led by former Mighty Jets of Jos star, Sanni Mohammed, grilled him on the new focus of the team, Amokachi said there is a new focus in the team and that is to return the team to its glory days when Nigerians will sleep easy when the national team has any important game

The Embassy officials still followed due protocols but all members of the team were shocked at the convivial reception that the team got as both American and Nigerian staff of the Embassy swarmed the team for pictures, autographs and pleasantries that are quite uncommon at the Embassy