Ahead of the international friendly against the Lone Stars of Liberia, the Abuja camp of the senior national team, the Super Eagles, came alive on Monday with the arrival of 21 of the invited players.
According to the team coordinator, Emmanuel Atta, nine others are expected to arrive later for full training to commence on Tuesday.
Those already in camp as a press time include Chigozie Agbim, who currently skippers the team, and his other two colleagues between the post, Okemute Odah and Dan Akpeyi.
Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, who spoke through one of his assistants, Ike Shorunmu, revealed that training was not held on Monday evening because most of the players who came on the morning of the day were fagged and needed to rest for proper training to commence on Tuesday morning at the National Stadium in Abuja.
Keshi is expected to lead the usually rigorous training, as the team steadies for the friendly against Liberia in eight days’ time and the all-important Nations Cup qualifier against Rwanda in Kigali on February 29.
Players in camp as at press time were Chigozie Agbim, Azubuike Egwueke, Sunday Mba, Anubi Kolawole, Ejike Ozoenyi, Bathlomew Ibenegbu, Okemute Odah and Juwon Oshaniwa.
Others were Ossai Uche, Gbenga arokoyo, Oboabona Godfrey, Uche Oguchi, Kabir Umar, Kalu Uche, Henry Uche, Barnabas Imenger, Daniel Akpeyi, Kingsley Salami, Chidi Osuchukwu, Daniel Essien, Jude Aneke.