The camp of the Super Eagles in Nuremberg, Germany is well and truly alive, with the team waking up on Monday with 21 players and defender Efe Ambrose and midfielder Ogenyi Onazi expected by Monday evening.
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.
The midfielders are: Emeka Ezeh, Sunday Mba and John Ogu and forwards Nnamdi Oduamadi, Joseph Akpala, Anthony Ujah, Gambo Muhammed, Obinna Nwachukwu, Gomo Onduku and Michael Babatunde.
The team trained for two hours on Sunday as Head Coach, Stephen Keshi,
observed: “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, 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 on Tuesday and
will fly out of Frankfurt at 10am (9am Nigeria time).
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