Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Eagles train 10am today without Mikel, Musa


By Rasaq Oboirien
GERNOT Rohr and his back room staff will drill Inform Arsenal ace, Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Victor Moses and other Eagles stars as Nigeria's camp for the November 12 World Cup qualifiers against Algeria in Uyo opens 10am today, reports NaijaSportsXtra.blogspot.com.
Today's programme according to the Franco-German will see the Group B leaders undergo a morning and evening session at the practice pitch of the Abuja National Stadium.
The evening practice session will kick off as from 5pm local time.
Meanwhile, captain John Mikel Obi, Ahmed Musa, Williams Troost Ekong and six other Europe based Eagles are expected to arrive Abuja as from today, as 15 players,
Ideye, Moses, Muhammed, Onazi, Akpeyi, Ighalo, Iheanacho, Iwobi, Ezenwa, Balogun, Omeruo, Ndidi, Simon, Madu and Agbo are now in camp.
Nigeria tops the group with 3points after the victory recorded against Zambia's Chipolopolo on matchday 1 of the qualifiers while the Desert Foxes and Indomitable Lions are leveled on points after sharing the spoils in Algiers.