The encounter was marked with drama after Nigerian contingent
declined to put up in the hotel they were booked in, saying it was “not
conducive.”
They later relocated to a hotel along Thika road. Later in the day, the African champions went to Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, to get a feel of the venue of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier, arriving there at exactly 4.03pm for the brief training session.
Super Eagles are banking on Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, Celtic’s Efe Ambrose, goalkeeper Vincent Enyama and Elderson Echiejile, who turns up for Bragg side in Portugal.
They will miss Emmanuel Emenike of Spartak and Chelsea’s Victor Moses.
Although they looked rather tense in their training Tuesday evening in Kasarani in which the media were locked outside, coach Stephen Keshi is confident of victory.
“Pressure is all over the place and we are no exception. But we cannot fly all the hours to this place and lose the match,” he said.
Pep talk
He was flanked by Ambassador Akin Oyateru, Nigeria High Commissioner to Kenya, and assistant coach Daniel Amokachi. Oyateru gave them a pep talk.
The presence of Amokachi in Kasarani rekindled fresh memories of him playing at the 1997 World Cup qualifier, where he was challenged by former Stars midfielder John ‘Baresi’ Odhiambo.
Meanwhile, after verbal shadow boxing, the planets in the footballing universe have aligned this afternoon and the stars are about to collide in the most spectacular fashion imaginable.
They later relocated to a hotel along Thika road. Later in the day, the African champions went to Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, to get a feel of the venue of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier, arriving there at exactly 4.03pm for the brief training session.
Super Eagles are banking on Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, Celtic’s Efe Ambrose, goalkeeper Vincent Enyama and Elderson Echiejile, who turns up for Bragg side in Portugal.
They will miss Emmanuel Emenike of Spartak and Chelsea’s Victor Moses.
Although they looked rather tense in their training Tuesday evening in Kasarani in which the media were locked outside, coach Stephen Keshi is confident of victory.
“Pressure is all over the place and we are no exception. But we cannot fly all the hours to this place and lose the match,” he said.
Pep talk
He was flanked by Ambassador Akin Oyateru, Nigeria High Commissioner to Kenya, and assistant coach Daniel Amokachi. Oyateru gave them a pep talk.
The presence of Amokachi in Kasarani rekindled fresh memories of him playing at the 1997 World Cup qualifier, where he was challenged by former Stars midfielder John ‘Baresi’ Odhiambo.
Meanwhile, after verbal shadow boxing, the planets in the footballing universe have aligned this afternoon and the stars are about to collide in the most spectacular fashion imaginable.
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