The Scottish FA had been warned that the clash at Craven Cottage could be targeted after an alert by the National Crime Agency, although it went ahead regardless
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The 30-man squad of Coach Stephen Keshi all left London after the 2-2 draw against Scotland at Fulham’s Craven Cottage
Team Skipper, Joseph Yobo, said at the post match conference that if he was the coach, he will find it difficult to drop any of the players that is presently in the 30-man squad
The African champions are due to play their next friendly game against Greece on Tuesday
He then traveled by train to London where he arrived shortly before the Eagles Scotland game
A momentary loss of concentration put the African champions on the back pedal with a flicker by Celtic’s central midfielder, Charlie Mugrew, which put the Tartan Army in front on the ninth minute
The Hoops defender is a mainstay for the Super Eagles, helping them lift the Africa Cup of Nations last year before wearing his country’s colours in the Confederations Cup
Oduamadi, who missed the first training session, arrived camp after lunch time and said he regrets the visa mix-up he had that led to him arriving late in camp
The session, which was adjudged needful by most of the players, was under the supervision of the Super Eagles boss, Stephen Keshi, and his assistants – Dan Amokachi, Hyauondonou Valere and Ike Shorunmu
The football match is one of a sequence of friendlies that serve as a warm up for the World Cup in Brazil next month and is due to be played at Craven Cottage, the home of Fulham Football Club
All the 30 invited players invited, except for Brescia of Italy midfielder, Nnamdi Oduamadi, and France based star, Sunday Mba, were in camp and attended the team’s training session on Monday evening
“We have Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria. Nigeria are the champions of Africa while Iran have been playing exciting football. Bosnia and Herzegovina are making their World Cup debut but they have a rich history. It will not be easy at all
A statement by Ben Alaiya, the Super Eagles Media Officer, said on Sunday that the team with Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, at the head of the delegation, left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday morning
Strapping Chelsea centre-back Ormeruo has been on loan at Boro since January and has flourished on Teesside
Ogu, who is back in the country after a horrendous season in Europe, opined that the African champions have the qualities to challenge for the top prize
In August 2013, an estimated 25,000 Scots made the pilgrimage to Wembley to see the 3-2 defeat against England but since then Gordon Strachan’s men have gone on an excellent run of results and confidence in the squad is high
Djibril Diallo, the Special Advisor to the Executive Director, United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja to announce the lunch of its “Protect the Goal Initiative”
Rafiu Ladipo, the President-General of NFSSC, who made the demand in Abuja, appealed to the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS to take the demand very seriously
Ik Uche, Jonathan Pereira, Bruno Soriano and Jaume Costa scored for Villarreal, as the Rayo defence collapsed, following the rather harsh sending-off of Anaitz Arbilla
Aiyenugba told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview in Ilorin, Kwara State, that it was the coach’s decision to leave him out, so he has no grudges against it