Nigeria have said they are ready to tackle hosts Cote d’Ivoire on a synthetic pitch in a 2014 CHAN second leg qualifier.
The
home-based Eagles beat their Ivorian counterparts 4-1 in the first leg
played at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna earlier this month.
“We
learnt from the leadership of the NFF that the game will be played on
artificial turf and I must say we were delighted because we will give
our all on such a pitch but we are keeping our plans close to our
chest,” team co-ordinator Emmanuel Atta said on Monday.
Head Coach
Stephen Keshi and his assistants were calm over the development because
according to team secretary, Dayo Enebi Achor, “Anything they want to
throw at us we are sure we have capable hands led by Keshi to counter
them.”
The Eagles will resume training on Tuesday morning at the
FIFA Goal Project Abuja and will train once in the morning until
otherwise decided.
Meanwhile, Super Eagles goalkeeper and skipper
Chigozie Agbim was the first to arrive camp on Monday afternoon as the
training camp opened for the return leg of the CHAN qualifier final
round against Cote D’Ivoire in Abidjan, July 27.
Agbim was soon
joined by the likes of Godfrey Oboabona, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Benjamin
Francis, Rabiu Ali and by dinner time almost all the 24 players invited
for the crucial tie have reported.
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