Super Eagles Coach Salisu Yusuf has denied he took money from undercover journalists led by Ghana’s Anas Aremeyaw Anas posing as football agents to select two players for this year’s CHAN in Morocco.
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The footage was captured by controversial journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in September 2017 – and is being broadcast for the first time by BBC Africa Eye.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Eagles team B lost 2-3 to the 2018 Europa League Cup winners on Tuesday.
In the 32nd minute, Nwakali produced a moment to relish for a long period as the youngster beat an Atletico player before unleashing a long-range curler past Oblak to hand his side a deserved lead
Yusuf, who made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said that the Eagles would use the match to send signal of hope to Nigerians.
Yusuf told the News Agency of Nigeria he was making his declaration on the basis of the fact that the Italy-based striker has had impressive appearances for his club.
Ambrose hasn’t featured for the national side since facing Egypt almost two years ago but he boasts 51 caps and an Africa Cup of Nations winners’ medal.
NAN reports that Yusuf beat the achievement of his predecessor, late Stephen Keshi, who guided the home-based team to the bronze medal in South Africa, the highest achievement then.
A goal in the 14th minute by Gabriel Okechukwu was all that Coach Salisu Yusuf needed to book a place in the final against host Morocco on Sunday.
Eagles will take on Sudan on Wednesday (today)
Disu expressed the hope in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos while assessing the performance of the home-based team’s campaign in the biennial championships.
With seven points from three games, Nigeria finished tops ahead of Libya, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea
The football enthusiast, who congratulated the Salisu Yusuf tutored boys on their 1-0 Victory over Libya, said Nigerian league was superior.
The second group ‘C’ encounter ended goalless at Stade Batouta, Tangier, Morocco with Rwanda putting up a strong defence to frustrate the home-based Super Eagles side.
The coach told the News Agency of Nigeria that his 23-man squad would be heading for glory as they had prepared very well for the competition.
Yusuf gave this assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja while speaking on the team’s preparedness for CHAN
Yusuf, also the Chief Coach of the Russia-bound A squad, has called up 30 players for the first phase of the preparations in which the 2014 CHAN bronze medallists would test strength with the nation’s leading domestic clubs in the annual Super Six Tournament.
Yusuf told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that this was because no team in the Eagles’ first round group at Russia 2018 was a football minnow.
Yusuf told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja that Moses’ absence from the team’s matches against Algeria and Argentina would however not affect the Super Eagles.
The coach said the Super Eagles were capable of reversing the series of defeats suffered at the hands of the South Americans by beating them in Russia this time around.