Moses and Abdullahi played significant roles in Nigeria’s qualification on MatchDay 5 of the Russia 2018 World Cup.
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The coach, who congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria on their qualification for the World Cup, said he was happy with his team
Super Eagles’ manager Gernot Rohr stuck to the squad that ended Cameroon’s World Cup dream with Victor Moses and Odion Ighalo leading the attack, while Wilfried Ndidi, Captain John Obi Mikel, Ogenyi Onazi and Moses Simon were favoured for the midfield role
The duo ended Cameroon’s dream in the double header clash last month
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations champions visit the 2013 winners in a match of high importance at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, which should determine the swing of Africa’s Group B ticket to football’s biggest house party in Russia next year summer.
Competent camp sources hinted that Ighalo arrived Lagos on Thursday last week and would be jetting to Uyo on Monday.
“We are just very keen to finish what we started. We started a job in Uyo and it is time to finish it. If we can pick the World Cup ticket by Monday, why wait any longer?
Mikel and Moses returned after being sidelined due to injuries
Ibitoye said: “Moses is expected to arrive camp on Tuesday as he was involved in Chelsea’s Premier League game on Sunday.
Germany-based defender Leon Balogun returns after missing the World Cup qualifier against Algeria and the Africa Cup qualifier against South Africa, while Chelsea of England’s wing back Victor Moses is also back after sitting out the duel with the Bafana Bafana in June due to injury.
The 30-year-old Tianjin Teda midfielder admitted that the pressure to make it to Russia is immense, just as he explained that it is not simply due to the expectations of supporters in his football-mad homeland.
Mikel was not available for the match
The Group E showdown in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State offers the Eagles an opportunity to avenge missing out from the last edition of the competition
The list was released on Monday
With this, Obi is expected to be out for another three weeks
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Obi, who burst onto the scene as a teenager at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005, turned 30 on Saturday
Ideye, who had gone four games without a goal, scored in the 73rd minute
Tianjin TEDA are now ninth on the league table with four points from three games
Ndidi earned his seventh cap for Nigeria last week during the 1-1 draw with Senegal – played in London at The Hive, the home of League Two side Barnet
With Wolves goalie Carl Ikeme nursing an hamstring and Achilles tendon injury, it was straight fight between Akpeyi and Ezenwa for the number one shirt