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| Super Eagles of Nigeria |
About 16 Super Eagles players have arrived camp in preparation for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match against Chad.
The march, scheduled to hold in Kaduna on June 13, is the Eagles first qualifying match for the tournament which will come up in two years time.
The team failed to qualify for the 2015 edition of AFCON in Equatorial Guinea, won by Cote d’ Ivoire and they will be looking to avert their mistakes this time around.
Super Eagles Media Officer, Tony Ibitoye, told the press that the 16 players would be joined by 12 others by weekend.
Names of players that have arrive the camp as announced by Ibitoye are, Chinedu Udoji, the Captain of Enyimba Intl. FC of Aba Chibuzor Okonkwo, Chidiebere Eze, Rabiu Ali, Ezekiel Mba, Mfon Udoh and Esosa Igbinosa as those who had arrived.
“Some of the players have league matches on Friday and are expected to join others on Saturday’’, he said.
The team’s Head Coach Stephen Keshi, and his assistants – Ike Shorunmu and Salisu Yusuf, as well as other backroom staff, are already in camp
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