Battle For Shirts Takes New Dimension

With Stephen Keshi’s declaration that he would prune down the number of players in camp by this weekend from the current 31, the battle for shirts has taken a new dimension in the Super Eagles camp in Abuja .

Only 21 players are expected to make the trip to Monrovia , Liberia on Monday and Keshi has kept all guessing as he kept alternating the players with no one having an inkling of who will stay or go.

Thursday morning training was so taken passionately by the players, that at least three players including petit winger Ejike Ozoenyi, received various forms of knocks from their teammates during training. Though, the players managed to bounce back to continue training, team officials here feel that all the players were simply doing is to impress the coaching crew so that they can be part of the team to Monrovia and later Kigali in Rwanda.

Indications are that Keshi will finally make up his mind after Friday’s friendly against Voice of Nigeria (VON), at the Abuja FIFA Goal Project. But such players as Chigozie Agbim, Azubuike Egwueke, Papa Idris, Ejike Ozoenyi, Juwon Oshaniwa, Kabir Umar, new-comer Henry Uche and Bathlomew Ibenegbu are favourites to grab spots on the flight to Liberia .