Super Eagles boss, Stephen Keshi, his assistants Dan Amokachi,
Hyauondonou Valere and Ike Shorunmu on Monday evening took the team through a
rigorous training session that was adjudged needful by most of the players.
Assistant Captain, Vincent Enyeama, said the team needs such
a regime because some of the players have been off action for up to a week and
need reawakening. “You don’t play the World Cup every year and time”, he said
of the session that lasted from 7:10 to 9:20pm.
Central defender, Azubuike Egwuekwe says the World Cup has
effectively started for him. “My brother the training was tough and good”, he
said of the event that was held at the Fulham training ground under very chilly
conditions with temperature reading 13 degrees celcius and the rain drizzling
through out the duration of the training.
All the players seemed determined to convince the coach that
they are ready for Brazil, but home based winger, Ejike Uzoenyi shown like a
million star, same for Ramon Azeez, Michael Uchebo, Victor Moses, while the
regulars did not fail to impress with skipper Joseph Yobo showing that he was
still the commander in the defence line.
Keshi said after the training that the players needed such a
session to re-energise them and get them ready for the task of playing against
the best in the world at Brazil 2014. He said the World Cup is not for kids nor
is it a tea party and the fittest players only will be selected for the
mundial.
Nnamdi Oduamadi, who missed the first training session
arrived camp after lunch time and said he regrets the visa mix-up he had that
led to him arriving late to camp. He was frantically looking for the room of
Keshi to announce his arrival and readiness to fight for a shirt as at press
time. Sunday Mba the other member yet to make it to London was expected also on Tuesday evening.
But whether he will be able to make the match against the Scots remains to be
seen.
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