
Super Eagles Coach Sunday Oliseh has charged the home –based Super Eagles B, not to let the country down in Sunday’s 2016 African Nations Championship final qualifying match against the Etalons of Burkina Faso.
The team was expected to will fly out to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, yesterday night on a chartered ARIK Air aircraft from Port Harcourt International Airport.
Speaking with The Guardian yesterday, the team’s Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, said that Oliseh could not make the trip due to ill health, adding that the coach had left a message for the players to approach the game with caution because their opponents are hungry to get a victory.
NFF 2nd Vice President/LMC Chairman, Shehu Dikko led a delegation that also includes Chairman of NFF Technical Committee, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu, Deputy General Secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme, Deputy Director of Competitions, Ayobola Oyeyode and Assistant Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire.
There were also 22 players, 13 technical and backroom staff, a number of stakeholders, some NFF staff, a couple of media representatives and members of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club.
Meanwhile, head coach of the U-23 National Team (Dream Team), Samson Siasia has invited a total of 51 players made up of 35 home based and 16 overseas based professionals to camp, in preparation for the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations holding in Senegal from 28th November – 12th December this year.
Among them is Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho.
Source: The Guardian.