10th June, 2014
Former Nigerian international and ex-captain of the Super Eagles, Segun Odegbami (MON) has said that the crop of players Coach Stephen Keshi is taking to the 2014 FIFA World in Brazil are in battle mood to make the country proud.
Odegbami, who was fondly called ‘Mathematical’ during his playing days, tipped the Eagles to make history at the World Cup in Brazil as they are hungry to do so.
Odegbami watched the team’s last training in the United States of America on Monday and thereafter declared: “I like what I saw at the training ground, the hunger of the boys, the confidence they displayed and the way and manner the coaching crew conducted themselves.
“Something tells me history is in the making with this team.”
Looking trim and boyish in his jeans top and trousers, Odegbami said he was motivated to come and join the team’s training because of the quality of the players and coaches.
The team had their last training on Monday evening in Jacksonsville, Florida, the United States of America, and it lasted two hours. They are scheduled to depart Tuesday morning for Miami, Florida, from where they will connect an American Airways airliner to Samba land Brazil. The flight from Miami to Sao Paulo is scheduled to be eight hours, according to team administrator, Dayo Enebi Achor.
Already, the NFF and FIFA have perfected plans to give the team a grand welcome at the airport, including a media press conference and reception by the city authorities in Sao Paulo, before the team will retire to its camp base in Brazil’s bustling commercial capital.
Meanwhile, Coach Stephen Keshi has said both injury-hit Ahmed Musa and Kenneth Omeruo will be fit this week ahead of an opening group game against Iran.
Keshi disclosed that Ahmed Musa has resumed full training with the rest of the squad after nursing a thigh injury, while Omeruo would have fully recovered from an ankle problem by Wednesday.
“Ahmed Musa has trained with us, while Omeruo should start training by Wednesday,” Keshi said.
Omeruo suffered his injury in training and so missed the final World Cup warm-up against USA.
Nigeria will open their 2014 World Cup campaign on Monday against Iran in Curitiba.