The Nigerian delegation which left Lagos on Sunday night
arrived the Atlanta International airport at about 5:05 am local time, which is
12:05pm in Nigeria. After airport formalities, the team of officials and four
players were taken to the W. Hotels in the city centre where they will stay for
the encounter.
At the hotel, the Nigerian Ambassador/Consul General,
Ambassador Geoffrey I. Teneilabe, was on hand to receive the team and assured
that the Nigerian community will come out to back the team on Wednesday against
Mexico. He believes the team has the ability to overcome the opposition.
Head Coach, Stephen Keshi joined the team at lunch time and
to his delight most of his foreign based invited players for the encounter had
arrived.
First to arrive Atlanta, was John Mikel Obi of Chelsea of England who
was soon joined by Monaco of France new boy, Elderson Echejile and Emmanuel
Emenike. All invited players were being expected before the team departs for
training. The team will have its first training session on Monday evening at
8pm local time which will be 2am in Nigeria.
On Tuesday, the team will have a feel of the Atlanta Dome in
its last training session before the game on Wednesday at the same venue. At 8
degrees celcius , the weather in Atlanta is rather cold for those who came from
Nigeria but the foreign based stars seem to like it that way.
Ben Alaiya
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