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SS Lazio of Italy playmaker Onazi, who has been a fixture in the Super Eagles’ midfield for the past few years, was shown a straight red card for retaliation after Nigerien referee Ibrahim Mamane awarded Nigeria a penalty kick for a foul on striker Odion Ighalo

In a letter signed by CAF President, Alhaji Issa Hayatou, CAF invited the NFF supremo to the opening ceremony of the 30th Africa Cup of Nations in Malabo onJanuary 17, 2015, and also to coordinate one of the four centres during the three-week, 16-nation tournament

Competent sources in Lome also hinted the delegation from Nigeria would have been stranded at the Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport if not for private arrangement Enyimba made ahead of the trip, as there were no officials of Anges de Notse and Togo Football Federation representatives to receive them at the airport