Rabiu Ali is currently in the second spot as he trails South African striker, Bernard Parker, who scored four goals before the Bafana Bafana were sent packing in the group stage
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The Stephen Keshi side, brimming with so much confidence, started with an early minute injury to Ejike Uzoenyi, which created fear among Nigerians at the stadium, as the medical team were quickly called into action to revive the prolific midfielder
Agbim told the News Agency of Nigeria in Bloemfontein, South Africa on Tuesday that the Eagles were training hard for the match
Konadu said at a pre-match media briefing at the Bloemfontein Stadium, South Africa, that he would not allow Keshi’s intimidating pedigree to stop him and his team on Wednesday
Green’s presence has had an immediate impact in the scheme of things in the national team’s camp in Cape Town, with officials and players loving his contributions so far
Morocco progressed to the quarter finals of the Championships of African Nations football tourney following a convincing 3-1 victory over Uganda on Monday
This result sees Bafana Bafana bundled out of the tournament after Mali defeated Mozambique 2-1 at Athlone Stadium
The Stephen Keshi side lacked cohesion and were punished for their several mistakes in the game
Adedeji, who spoke first, said he has missed several important engagements due to sudden injuries but that will never deter him from aspiring to be one of the best left backs in the world
It was learnt that Ethiopia, who are also CHAN-bound, requested for the friendly, which was granted by the Nigeria Football Federation
Those not on the watch list are Solomon ‘Cafu’ Kwambe, who had a good game against Gokana United on Saturday in Rivers State; and Umar Zango, the Kano Pillars central defender, who did not make the trip to the Port Harcourt, Rivers State friendly
The team, which is camping in Abuja, is preparing for the 2014 African Nations Championship scheduled for South Africa
The match, which was played at the FIFA Goal Project site of the National Stadium in Abuja, had in attendance, Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, who was returning to the squad after theWorld Cup draws in Brazil
Keshi told newsmen after the Eagles first practise match since the opening of the camp that time was the biggest problem the team faced in preparation for the championship
There were also minor medical scare for Gbolahan Salami, which the medics alluded to a change in weather, while Barnabas Imenger and Sunday Mba all had slight knocks that were not too serious, as the battle for shirts among the 30 players in camp hots up. The duo of Dr. Ibrahim Gyarang and team physiotherapist, Wale Oladejo, said there were no worries as they are on top of the situation regarding the health of the entire team
Remarkably, all 30 players invited for the encounter had arrived camp by Monday evening as directed by the Nigeria Football Federation and the technical crew and they all took part in the training session, save for Ejike Uzoenyi, who had a slight fever and was asked to rest for the day
At the draw held in CAF’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday, the Eagles were also drawn to play Mali’s other Eagles in the first match, with the games taking place at Green Point Stadium, one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals
This is Morocco’s first qualification for the African Cup of Nations, having defeated reigning champions Tunisia 1-0 at Soussa’s Olympic Stadium in the first leg, two weeks ago
Nigeria has not qualified for the continental competition since its debut in 2010 and the three-time Africa Nations Cup winner is determined to stem the unimpressive run
The Malian referees, led by centre referee, Mahamadou Keita, would fly into Lagos on Thursday evening and arrive in Kaduna on Friday morning