The 30-year-old, who scored the Super Eagles’ winning goal in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations final, was released by Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor in September 2017.
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Really wanted to fight and sweat for the glory of the team and my beloved country,” Mba stated via his Twitter handle on Tuesday
The Nigerian boss opted to withdraw the 25-year-old from his preliminary squad for the competition, along with six other players
Home-based goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, dimunitive midfielder Joel Obi, South Africa 2013 hero Sunday Mba, former U-23 star Nosa Igiebor and 2014 CHAN most valuable player Ejike Uzoenyi also miss out on the trip to South America
The 30-man squad of Coach Stephen Keshi all left London after the 2-2 draw against Scotland at Fulham’s Craven Cottage
He then traveled by train to London where he arrived shortly before the Eagles Scotland game
With the exit of most players hitherto part of the squad, Big Boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, will have to rely on new recruits whom he said he has absolute belief in to deliver the goods at the CHAN tourney, with the Ethiopian friendly a good test
The 25-year-old had initially agreed to join the French club in September, but the deal fell apart after Wolves pulled out of negotiations at the last minute
Assistant Coach, Dan ‘the Bull’ Amokachi was to add that the player could leave camp as early as Friday, as he was not one of the players listed for the friendly game in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday against a Rivers selected side
“Our victorious outing in AFCON this February is still very fresh in our memory and we want to repeat this again to prove to the whole world that the AFCON victory was not a fluke
It will be a November to remember as outstanding actors in the NPFL vie for individual and club honours in 16 categories while Victor Namo will be crowned the leading scorer of the 2012/13 season
While Jordan will use the match to prepare for their 2014 FIFA World Cup play-off fixture against the fifth-placed team in the South American campaign (likely to be Uruguay), Keshi will have another look at his ammunition for the 2014 African Nations Championship taking place in South Africa in January
Mba left the shores of Nigeria on Sunday night aboard Air France from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to undergo a week medicals and fitness training
The Nigeria midfielder enjoyed a breakthrough season following his match-winning Afcon contributions and is hoping his rise to prominence will bring about a move
Keshi took eight local based stars to the just-ended FIFA Confederations Cup and received a lot of criticisms for that move, with some even blaming it as the cause of the Eagles early exit from the competition
Mba had a hand in all the four goals scored by Nigeria before a capacity crowd in Kaduna as he netted a brace and also provided two assists for his teammates
Nations Cup. But I believe I can do more, especially with the national team,” said an upbeat Mba when asked about this summer programme
Mba made his African debut for Enugu Rangers in the CAF Champions League qualifier this month and scored a wonderful goal in Angola
His words: “I have opted to pay my uncle in Lagos a visit after missing the trip to Angola. I actually wanted to assist Rangers win the game in Angola. It’s regrettable that the German Embassy refused to release my international passport when it was requested for by the Rangers officials
The Media Officer of Warri Wolves, Moses Etu, said in a statement on Saturday that the club was willing to let go of the two players