The senior national team coordinator, Emmanuel Attah, in a brief chat stated that the action is of no consequence to the African Champions’ aspiration of qualify for the Brazil 2014 World Cup
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Nigeria moved to the top of Group F with eight points after defeating Kenya 1-0 in Nairobi last week, while major contender, Malawi, has six points after playing a goalless draw at home against Namibia
The Secretary General of the NFF disclosed at the weekend in Abuja that the NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, has met with Emenike
and the football house is monitoring the player’s recovery
He added that the players should ensure that they sustained the momentum they had generated through their 1-0 victory against the Harambee Stars on June 5 in Kenya
The General Secretary of the NFF, Barrister Musa Amadu, told The Eagle Online that members of the Super Eagles never complained about the $5,000 bonus they were paid for defeating the Kenyans by a loan goal
The statement listed the three foreign-based players as Belgium-based goalkeeper John Felegha, Michael Olaitan of Greek champions Olympiacos and Edafe Egbedi of Danish club AGF Aarhus
“There are no longer small teams in international football and I believe you will approach the match with your usual seriousness and total dedication, which saw to the fall of the Harambee Stars
Every confederation is represented at the event also tagged “Festival of Champions”, with the respective continental champions joined by FIFA World Cup holders, Spain, and host nation, Brazil
“We are truly humbled by the comments of Mr. President and I can assure him and the entire nation that we will not let him down,” Keshi said as the team prepares for another crucial World Cup qualifier against Namibia on Wednesday in Windhoek
According to Attah, the earlier plans to fly back to Germany was jettisoned in the last minute, as it is believed that such arrangement is cumbersome and will get the players tired
The Eagles played out a 2-2 draw against CONCAF Champions, Mexico, in a high profile friendly in the United States of america and also defeated the Harambee Stars of Kenya barely 24 hours before the latest rankings by FIFA was released
NAN also reports that Nigeria now tops Group F with eight points after Ahmed Musa scored the only goal of the match in the 81st minute, while Malawi drew 0-0 at home with Namibia
The win now takes Nigeria back to the top of Group F with eight points while Malawi are second on six after battling to a 0-0 draw with Namibia in a match played in Blantyre earlier on Wednesday.
The Super Eagles defeated the Harambee Stars of Kenya in Nairobi by a lone goal to make the team’s chances of making it to the World Cup brighter
battle with the presence of Mikel Obi, Onazi Ogenyi and Sunday Mbah.
The Victor Wanyama-led midfield of Kenya has not been able to outwit Nigeria in that position
The reasons for the rejection of the bus and the hotel were not clear, but FKF accused the Nigerians of keeping them in the dark on their itinerary
Home advantage will play a key role in pushing the Stars to victory, just as the Super Eagles will be motivated by their past dominance against Kenya even on their home soil
Government sources revealed that Kenyatta or Vice President William Ruto would be special guest of honour at the big match
After airport formalities, the team checked checked into the Hilton Frankfurt Airport Hotel, where it will transit before departing to Nairobi, Kenya on Monday (tomorrow) 11am, which will be 10am Nigeria time
Keshi disclosed this to The Eagle Online at 7pm Nigerian time on Saturday before leading his team back to their camp in Germany