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Stephen Keshi
Stephen
Keshi, Super Eagles Head Coach, has dropped nine players, ahead of the
final list of players that will tackle Liberia’s Lone Stars in the
Nations Cup qualifier next weekend in Monrovia.
Ben
Alaiya, Eagles Media Officer, in an on-line statement monitored in
Lagos, said that among those dropped was Kano Pillars central defender,
Papa Idris, who has been battling a knee injury for sometimes.
Others
according to Alaiya, were Heartland of Owerri duo of Benjamin Francis
and Kabiru Umar, Saviour Fidelis of Taraba FC and Rising Stars' Henry
Ezekiel.
Also
dropped were Christian Ofili of ABS FC, Chibuzor Onyekwelu of Fame FC,
Femi Ajayi of Crown FC and Rangers International’s Ogochukwu Ugonna.
According
to Alaiya, the players had since left the Bolton White Apartment the
team's hotel, while the 10 Europe based players invited are expected to
start arriving Nigeria from Sunday evening.
Keshi
while announcing the names of the dropped players after lunch on
Saturday, assured them that they should not be dejected as they would
soon be recalled when the team returns from Liberia.
“Just
ensure that all you learnt here is not wasted and continue to feature
regularly for your club side, so that we will have reasons to recall
you.
“Many of those who are here with us now have been dropped and recalled several times,” he said.
Earlier
on Saturday, the national team defeated a highly impressive, Abuja
Football College 4-1, with Keshi describing the amateur side as one of
the best sides his team had played against recently. (NAN)
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