Eduok shuns Eagles

Dolphins striker Emem Eduok, who is close to joining Tunisian club Esperance, and late re­placement Igudia God­win are the only call-ups yet to join the Super Eagles training camp in Abuja.
Godwin replaced Erhun Obanor, who is with the U23 national side.
All the other invited players made it to the Bolton White Apartment Hotel of the team on Tues­day evening and Wednes­day morning.


Amokachi, who ad­dressed the players after lunch, told them to brace up for the challenge of training only seven days for two Grade A friendlies against Cote ‘d Ivoire and Sudan in Abu Dhabi.
He added that only 19 players from the 25 invited to camp would make the trip and that current form and not sentiments or past appearance in the team’s camp will be the yardstick for picking the players.
The national team as­sistant gaffer who marked his birthday on Tuesday December 30 in a sub­dued form, said as he grows older, he had be­come wiser and it will show in the forthcoming friendly games, even as he acknowledged the huge influence, Stephen Keshi has had on his coaching career.
The Super Eagles had their first work-out at the main bowl of the Abuja National Stadium.
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