Defenders Semi Ajayi, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey, alongside midfielder Frank Onyeka and forward Paul Onuachu landed at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo just after noon.
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A total of 15 players of the Super Eagles trained on Monday morning in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
The Super Eagles, with only two points from a possible six in their first two matches, entertain South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Uyo
Nigeria has been at the last-four of the tournament 15 times, and has never failed to win a medal each time.
Not only will the game against the Wild Dogs be the 100th match, there is also the opportunity to score the country’s 140th goal in the competition
The table-topping Elephants, two-time champions of the continental competition, will look to book an early Round of 16 ticket by defeating Nigeria at the newly-built Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
This was as the Super Eagles senior boys insist they will not be underrating any of the opponents on their route.
Just as it happened in their only previous encounter 13 years ago, which was also a friendly match, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia could not be separated at the end of their second-ever meeting in Portugal on Friday, with the three-time Asian champions netting a last-gasp equaliser from a free-kick at the edge of the box that deflected off Calvin Bassey.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Saudi Arabia’s Green Falcons will be at each other’s jugular on Friday evening in a friendly encounter in the Portugese city of Portimao that promises so much. Nigeria are three-time champions of Africa just as Saudi Arabia are three-time champions of Asia.
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Tuesday disclosed that the football-governing body is working assiduously to ensure that all the National Teams perform much better in their competitions in the next one year, than they have done in the past year.
The Ladan Bosso-tutored Eagles defeated Ghana 2-0 on Sunday in their opening Group B match and knew a win over the young Stallions would see them advance to the next phase of the tournament.
Anichebe won the last of his 10 full international caps in an African Cup of Nations qualifier in Madagascar in September 2011, but Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, is reportedly interested in reintegrating the forward
It was a World Cup qualifier between the host nation, Zambia, and Ghana, which had a result of 1-0 in favour of Zambia
Fellow Algerians – Abdelhak Etchiali (first assistant), Ahmed Tamen (second assistant) and Mustapha Ghorbal (reserve referee) – will accompany Charef to the encounter billed for the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on September 3
However, the executive committee has approved the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as Super Eagles coach, Bitrus Bewarang as Technical Director and Nduka Ugbade as Golden Eaglets assistant coach
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The EFA Executive Director, Tharwat Sweilam, had previously informed FIFA of the dates of the national team’s friendlies against Jordan and Libya, which are scheduled to be played at the Aswan Stadium
Nigeria’s number one football administrator paid glowing tributes to the contribution of ideas, toil and sacrifices of the Members of the NFF Executive Committee and Management, saying the bountiful harvests that Nigeria football reaped in year 2015 was the handiwork of a united and committed team
In camp are Captain Ahmed Musa, goalkeepers Carl Ikeme, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Dele Alampasu, defenders Efe Ambrose, Austin Oboroakpo, Chima Akas, Jamiu Alimi, Kalu Orji, Godfrey Oboabona, Wilfred Ndidi and Elderson Echiejile, midfielders Paul Onobi, John Mikel Obi, Sylvester Igbonu and Rabiu Ibrahim, and forwards Odion Ighalo, Ezekiel Bassey, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi and Moses Simon
The body’s President, Amaju Pinnick, stated this on a Channels TV programme monitored in Lagos on Monday.
Pinnick said: “We are not leaving any stone unturned in our quest to qualify for the World Cup