30 Eagles Sweat In Out

Only two of the 32 players invited to camp were still being expected in the Super Eagles camp as at Thursday, according to Team Coordinator, Emmanuel Atta.

The 30 players were in full flight in Thursday morning training, conducted amid tight security at the training pitch of the Abuja National Stadium.

The players were however relaxed and had a good session with the technical crew, even as indication emerged that an unknown and uninvited player who claimed to have come all the way from Akwa Ibom, was prevented from joining the team in training by a team of policemen led by ACP Gideon Akinsola.

The unknown star, had walked up to Team Psychologist, Robinson Okosun, requesting to be allowed to be part of Thursday training, he was directed to Team Coordinator, Emmanuel Atta who told him in clear terms that he would not be allowed unless he proves his worth in warm-up.

He subsequently went on several laps round the unused training pitch, while security men kept a close watch. When queried about his age and former club, he said he does not want to be rushed but later said he was ubattached, 25 years old, but was born in 1986 and gave his name as Udoh Henshaw Entry.

When told that he was actually supposed to be 35 by his birth date, he said that was what his mother told him. He was later to make a phone call and came back to tell officials, he has now been told by his mother that he was born in 1988, instead of 1986.

At that juncture it was obvious that the ‘unknown star’, was of unsound mind and Akinsola promptly asked his men to whisk him away from the training arena to the relief of team officials.