“The Super Eagles have received their entry visas into Germany for the training camp and have also been issued entry visas into the United States for the prestigious friendly with Mexico at the end of this month
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Keshi also said there were no updates on his programmes for the World Cup qualifiers and the Confederation Cup as they remain as earlier released
Ogu, who returned from injury to score a goal in his club’s win over Victoria Setubal in a Portuguese League tie at the weekend, stated that he is prepared to lift the national team in the next games
The Portland Timber striker also informed that the Super Eagles handler, Stephen Keshi, and his assistant, Daniel Amokachi, have been in touch with him since he sustained the injury
In the event, the Eagles won 3-2 while Mozambique pipped Tunisia 1-0 in Maputo to send Nigeria to the World Cup finals
Ogu, who is just back from injury, came on as a 46th minute substitute
Speaking from his base in the United States of America where he is holidaying, the former Eagles defender, popularly known as the Big Boss, allayed fears on the preparations for the two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches as well as the FIFA Confederation tournament in which Nigeria would be representing Africa later
The player however happily disclosed that he is slowly recuperating from the injury that has deprived him of first team appearance for his club and country
“But I don’t blame anyone for this nor do I have any issues with anybody from the NFF or Stephen Keshi our coach
It was gathered that some big wigs in Nigerian football, who prefer anonymity, have also begged the coach to overlook the players’ wrongdoings and hand them a recall into the national team
Speaking on the appointment, Shola Opaleye, the Chief Executive of the club, said the experience of the coach was a major factor in his appointment
“Even within Brazil, the quest for the hospitality and transportation services, as well as tickets for the matches, is high. I have come to the NFF so that we can harmonize our strategies to be able to cater for the large contingent of Nigerians expected for the event
Idoko said Oboabona would be allowed to go to Europe to join a good club and that he will not go cheap since he has proved his mettle both with the national team and the club
Speaking on the controversies bedeviling the Football House after the Super Eagles won the last Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, the legislator fumed at the situation where the NFF has been crying for lack of funds instead of utilizing the advantage of being African champions to woo sponsors to invest in Nigerian football
Speaking from his base in Israel to Eagles Media Officer, Ben Alaiya, Enyeama said whether Yobo is a starter for the national team or not, all the players of the team still believe in his leadership qualities, same as the coaching crew headed by Stephen Keshi
He said: “We spoke just right after winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and since then we have not spoken and no one has got in touch with me since then and I feel that as the captain of the national team, I should have been informed
The letter from NFF, signed by its Secretary General, Barrister Musa Amadu, reads in part: “We have fully appraised our priorities and wish that either of the following options be seriously considered: 1) That the matches in our African qualifying Group F (Kenya Vs Nigeria; Malawi Vs Namibia and; Namibia Vs Nigeria; Malawi Vs Kenya) be played on the SAME DATES of Wednesday, 5th June and Wednesday, 12th June, 2013 respectively
But the promise we will give is that in the return leg, we will pay them back with a better result for Nigerians
“We are really appealing to those individuals and institutions that have not responded to do so within the next few days, otherwise we stand the risk of losing our allocation. It is after we have received indication of interest that we will now forward the cost implication to those individuals and institutions that have so indicated interest
Oduamadi, a second half substitute, scored a stoppage time goal to avert doom for the African Champions, who were trailing 0-1