Martins back from injury

Out of favour Super Eagles’ forward, Obafemi Martins, will be back in
action with his Major League Soccer side, Seattle Sounders, after
recovering from an ankle injury.
The forward, who is recovering from a sprained ankle, was expected
back on Tuesday after an excused absence for a family-related matter
over the weekend.
Seattle Sounders Coach, Sigi Schmid, said: “He was supposed to be here
on Tuesday. He’s missed practice. … It’s one missed practice. He’ll be
fine and we’ll move on.”
The Sounders returned to practice Tuesday following a road loss over
the weekend in Houston.
Defence was a clear emphasis after allowing three goals to the Dynamo.
Speaking on the club’s top strikers, Schmid said: “We haven’t really
had an opportunity to play all three of them at the same time, so we
just have to figure it out. You don’t know until you stick them out
there in a game for sure and see what everybody’s tendencies become,
and what they do or don’t do when pressure hits.
“That’s when you can really tell whether it will work in a certain
formation or not. That’s something that’s still ahead of us. It’s
unfortunate that we’re 22 games in and we have to try and figure it
out, but it’s fortunate that if we have enough talent that if we
figure it out, it should be good.”