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.
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