Enyeama Steps Up As Eagles Skipper

The Super Eagles has commenced final dress rehearsal for their crunch World Cup qualifying duel against Namibia on Sunday in Calabar. Head Coach.

The team's Head Stephen Keshi, wasted no time in naming ‘home boy’ and arguably Africa’s best goalkeeper of the modern era, Vincent Enyeama, as the skipper for the duel against the Southern Africans.

Enyeama is expected to continue in that role until substantive skipper, Joseph Yobo recovers from his injuries.

At the morning training session which commenced at about 7:30 inside the University of Calabar mini stadium, Keshi, simply addressed Enyeama as captain and all and sundry concurred.

The training, which was conducted under the scorching early morning sun had 22 players in training, with only one of them, Papa Idris, not fully involved in action as he was still recovering from past knocks. He was however able to jog and run around gracefully under the supervision if Physiotherapist, Olawale Oladejo.

The foreign based professionals who trained yesterday are Sone Aluko, Victor Moses, Ikechukwu Uche, Efe Ambrose, Fengor Ogude, Elderson Echejile, Gege Soriola, Ekigho Ehiosun, Ahmed Musa and Vincent Enyeama. They were joined by the 12 home-based stars unveiled at the weekend and led by Warri Wolves goalie, Chigozie Agbim.

Later in the afternoon, Montpellier of France league 1 championship hero, John Utaka and Israeli based goalie, Austin Ejide joined camp to help shore up the camp of the national team.