The session, which lasted for about two hours, also had in attendance Etubom Paul Bassey, the CAF and FIFA Match Commissioner, and retired FIFA graded referee and NFigeria Football Federation Referees Consultant, Chief Linus Mba
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Uche last played for Nigeria at Afcon 2013 final against Burkina Faso, where they emerged champions
The team, made up of 25 players; the technical crew, led by Big Boss, Stephen Keshi; the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, who led the delegation; and the Senate Committee Chairman on Sports, Alhaji Adamu Gumba, among others have since settled down for the business of getting three points off the host on Saturday afternoon
The Nigerian will slug it out Manchester City star Yaya Toure, Roma striker, Gervinho, Gabon and Borussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Algeria’s Yacine Brahimi for the award
CAF on Thursday listed 25 players, including Ivorian Yaya Toure – who has won the award in the past three years – in the initial pool for the Player of the Year, ahead of a shortlist of five that will be released early December
He was called up to Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and was named to Nigeria’s squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship, where he emerged the most valuable player of the tournament
The match kicks off at 5pm
Keshi, who spoke first to a handful of sports journalists, said he was disappointed at the result like every other Nigerians as he had hoped to use the game to kick-start Nigeria’s quest for a back to back Nations Cup trophy
Enyeama was permitted to attend to a pressing family issue when the Super Eagles lost 2-3 to Congo in Calabar, Cross River State and drew goalless against South Africa in Cape Town
Before this disgrace, the Nigerian shot stopper was heading for a record, having kept out several clean sheets in the League, but a certain Alexandre Lacazette scored an hat-trick to secure Lyon’s most impressive result of the season
Super Eagles’ trio of Vincent Enyeama, Osaze Odemwingie and Ogenyi Onazi have been nominated for the 2014 edition of the Nigerian Sports Award Player of the Year.
It was also learnt that some of the Europe based players have been warned by their various club sides not to honour the national call until the virus is taken care of
The climb towards a sixth group-stage campaign became all the steeper following the opening goal by former Stade Rennais FC man, Yacine Brahimi, in the 50th minute before Jackson Martinez added the second to leave René Girard’s men with the consolation of a place in the Europa League
In the tie against Lorient, Enyeama was top classed as he saved a first-time volley by Bryan Pele who met Jordan Ayew’s pass
The list also included defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Efe Ambrose, midfielders Ogenyi Onazi and John Mike Obi, and forwards Ahmed Musa and Emmanuel Emenike
Captain Joseph Yobo, as reported somewhere else earlier on this news site, was the first to the position
The Juventus striker also fired three shots to edge out Mattieu Vanbuena and Vincent Enyeama, who posted five-star performances for their countries
France will play either Germany or Algeria in the quarterfinals, while the Super Eagles are heading home
We stand a good chance to go far but we have to start with the game against France
This was even as Enyeama said he has a lot of respect for the talented star