AFCON Qualifiers: 17 Eagles Train In Abuja

Twelve foreign-based
professionals and five players from the domestic league trained in Abuja yesterday morning ahead of an AFCON qualifier in Sudan this weekend.
The players included Chelsea star Mikel Obi, Vincent Enyeama, Kenneth Omeruo, Hope Akpan, Aaron Samuel, Nosa Igiebor, Emmanuel Emenike and Elderson Echeijile.
Others are Austin Ejide, Ogenyi Onazi, Babatunde Michael, Efe Ambrose, Ighodaro Osagouna, Gbolahan Salami and Chigozie Agbim.
The training was staged on the astro turf of the FIFA Goal Project as Saturday’s match in Sudan will be played on such a surface now.
Meanwhile, coach Stephen Keshi has asked that the team fly out to Sudan on chartered flight to avoid fatigue for the players.
A commercial flight would mean the Eagles will most likely stop over in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and only arrive in Sudan the night before the Saturday showdown.