The senior national team's players have all
landed for the 2014 World Cup qualifier
against Malawi with the exception of Portugal
based midfielder John Ogu
John Ogu, who plays his club football in
Portugal for Academica de Coimbra is the only
Super Eagle that is yet to hit Nigeria for
Saturday’s 2014 World Cup qualifier against
Malawi's.
Goal findings revealed that the player
experienced flight hitches from Portugal but
will arrive on Thursday.
18 Eagles' players defied the rain to train on
Wednesday evening in the official second
training session of the team.
They were the three goalkeepers and 15
outfield players.
Three more players: Victor Moses, Shola
Ameobi and Elderson Echiejile arrived around
6pm on Wednesday after their flight was
initially redirected to Port Harcourt because of
bad weather.
They didn't participate in the team's evening
training but were sighted at the Transcorp
Hotel base of the team during the evening
meal.
But AC Brescia of Italy's Nnamdi Oduamadi
couldn't arrive Calabar on Wednesday despite
arriving the country from his base early
enough to hit camp.
Goal was told that Oduamadi actually boarded
a flight coming to Calabar on Wednesday but
the plane could not land because of bad
weather. The player and some top officials of
the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Goal was
told were taken to Port Harcourt where they
passed the night.
They will all arrive Calabar on Thursday
morning.
22 Super Eagles in Calabar ahead of Malawi game
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