HJK Helsinki have announced the departure of Nigeria international Elderson Echiejile, three months after his arrival.
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The Nigerians have made a name for themselves as a team to watch at this summer’s tournament in Russia, not just for their exciting, fast-paced style of football but for their dress sense too.
Information on Nigeria Football Federation’s official Twitter handle announced that Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi was the latest player to hit the camp
The names of the players that made the list were posted on the official national team Twitter handle: @NGSuperEagles
Despite the transfer speculation surrounding the futures of the Ligue 1 champions’ full-backs Benjamin Mendy and Djibril Sidibe, AS Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim has opted to offload Echiejile, with the Turkish side confirming the move on their official Twitter handle
Only Belgium defender Elderson Echiejile was still making his way to the camp as at Tuesday evening
The Nigeria international was due to sit out the visit of Marseille on Sunday night following his dismissal for a dangerous challenge on Sebastien Corchia during the second half of the 4-1 defeat to LOSC last weekend
The Rangers player, who is South Africa-bound, was called in as a replacement to injured Elderson Echiejile, shortly after the last friendly encounter with the USA
The left-back, whose contract with Braga was due to end in June, played every match for Nigeria as they won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa last year
The AFCON 2013 winning defender, who has been a regular starter for the Super Eagles, returns to France, where he first played for Rennes, following a three-and-a-half year spell in Portugal
Chief Coach Stephen Keshi and his coaching crew are also expected to arrive Abuja on Monday to prepare the ground for the players, who will be jetting in as from tonight to start camping for the Ethiopia’s match
Banies has been a target for United for the majority of the summer, with former Manager, David Moyes, keen to bring him to Old Trafford
However, A. Bola says Stuttgart are launching a bid for the Nigerian international
However, FIFA technical committee says the goal was in fact an own goal scored by one of tahiti’s amateur soccer player, Nicolas Valler.
FIFA released a statement on Tuesday clarifying the status of the first goal
Sporting Braga of Portugal left wing back, Elderson Echiejile, was quick to express his tiredness through his twitter handle, @EldersonEch, when the team touch down in Belo Horizone at 3am (8am Nigerian) on Sunday
He tweeted: “It was great picking the three maximum points against Kenya. Lots of thanks to Nigerians that came out to support us in Kenya and those of them back home in Nigeria. You guys were great!
“Next on our mind is Namibia game, sure we won’t disappoint our fans worldwide