The Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles arrived the
Congolese city of Point Noire 2:30am on Friday morning and after passing
through immigration proceedings were checked into Atlantic Palace Hotel in the
heart of the city.
The team made up of 25 players, the technical crew led by
Big Boss Stephen Keshi, NFF President Amaju Pinnick who led the delegation,
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.
It was drama at the airport as over 100 Nigerians resident
in Congo, kept vigil to welcome the team with familiar songs, drumming and
dancing. They were joined by the Nigerian Football and Other Sports Supporters
Club, led by Dr Rauf Ladipo. The atmosphere was very lively as they mobbed the
coaching crew and players while seizing the rare opportunity of taking photos
with the Nigerian team.
Head Coach, Stephen Keshi was however not happy with reports
that the team was riddled with injuries, inferring that the team was actually
100 percent fit at the moment. “Mikel is super fit, Enyeama (Vincent), had a
slight shoulder strain and he’s also in
perfect shape now, Raheem Lawal had knock during our last training session and
he has since bounced back. So we should stop scaring Nigerians with reports
that the team is injury hit”, he declared after conferring with team doctor,
Ibrahim Gyaran.
The team will have a feel of the Stade Omnisport where it
will tango the host at 3:30pm local time, which is the same time with Nigeria
and the same time the game will be played on Saturday.
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