Chelsea midfielder and
Super Eagles talisman, John Mikel Obi, has declared that he has refused to make
too many comments ahead of the game against Ethiopia on Saturday because of the
importance of the match and the need for maximum concentration by all and
sundry.
Mikel who spoke on Thursday also
declared that he will be open to talk and comments at the end of the 90minutes
encounter at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar, CrossRiverState. “We have a very
important game on our hands and it won’t be nice to talk too much, but after
the game we can talk and have fun but for now it’s total concentration for
business and the coaching crew and my teammates agree with my position.
Head Coach Stephen Keshi also
towed the path of Mikel as he inisted that there was need for total
concentration of the team ahead of the encounter against the Ethiopians even as
he weighed his options in Thursday’s closed door training between the probables
and the possibles.
At the end of the training
session it was difficult to say whether Vincent Enyeama or Austin Ejide will
start in goal, there was also confusion over who will be the preferred central
defenders between Azubuike Egwuekwe, Godfrey Oboabona, Kenneth Omeruo and James
Okwuosa.
Bright Dike was running the
whole length of the pitch with power and precision but he too is not assured of
a starters’ shirt not with Nnamdi Oduamadi, Victor Moses, Brown Ideye, Ahmed
Musa, Sunday Mba and Emmanuel Emenike all in fine form at the session.
As it stands, only Keshi and his
technical crew have a sneak idea of the team that will start on Saturday
because it seems every player, including Newcastle star Shola Ameobi, has a
stake in the team that will either start play on the day. A case of a
deluge of stars for the Super Eagles.
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