Super Eagles Camp Opens october 6 for Ethiopia/Nigeria Match.

Super Eagles Camp Opens october 6 ethiopia/nigeria Match.

Abuja – The Nigeria Football Association
(NFA) on Wednesday said the Super Eagles
would open camp in Abuja on Sunday, Oct.
6 for preparations against the Walya
Antelopes of Ethiopia.
Musa Amadu, the association’s Secretary-
General, in Abuja said that Nigeria could not
afford to take things for granted in the
crucial World Cup playoff.

The first leg tie of the 2014 Brazil World
Cup Playoff between Nigeria and Ethiopia
will hold in Addis Ababa on Sunday, Oct. 13.Amadu said the Eagles would be expected
to train in Abuja from Oct. 7 to Oct. 11,
before departing for Addis Ababa aboard a
chartered flight on Oct. 12.
He said the NFA was liaising with the
National Sports Commission (NSC) to make
the Abuja National Stadium available for
the Eagles to train in.
“This game is very critical to us and we are
giving it all the seriousness it deserves.
“We are doing all we can to secure entry
visas for the delegation and team officials
before departure.“You know the Ethiopians are eager to
qualify for their first-ever World Cup finals
and, because they are playing against the
African champions, they will prepare
seriously,’’ Amadu said.
He added that arrangements had been
made for the Nigerian Ambassador to
Ethiopia to meet with the country’s
advance party in Addis Ababa, before the
arrival of the main delegation.
“This will enable the Nigerian contingent to
put all necessary requirements in place
before the match, so as to enhance
Nigeria’s chances of picking the maximum
points at stake,’’ the NFA secretary-general
said.He disclosed also that the NFA was working
towards making the return leg game in
Calabar on Nov. 16 an easy game for
Nigeria.
Super Eagles’ head coach Stephen Keshi
had on Sept. 20 released a 23-man list for
the Oct. 13 match against Ethiopia.
There were no new additions to the squad
which defeated Malawi 2-0 in Calabar, as
Keshi decided to stick with the same team
which secured the playoff berth.
The list has goalkeepers Vincent Enyeama,
Austin Ejide and Chigozie Agbim, as well as
strikers Ahmed Musa, Brown Ideye, Shola
Ameobi, Emmanuel Emenike, Obinna Nsofor
and Uche Nwofor.The defenders are Elderson Echiejile,
Francis Benjamin, Efe Ambrose, Solomon
Kwambe, Godfrey Oboabona, Azubuike
Egwuekwe and James Okwuosa.
The invited midfielders are Mikel Obi, John
Ogu, Ogenyi Onazi, Nosa Igiebor, Victor
Moses, Sunday Mba and Nnamdi Oduamadi.
(NAN)

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