Officials said Nigeria will line up only players from the domestic league for a high-profile friendly against EPL side Arsenal in August.
”The home-based Eagles will play against Arsenal, we are not going to invite a single foreign-based player for that game,” General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Musa Amadu told MTNFootball.com
This means that the likes of goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim, Gabriel Reuben, Papa Idris, Godfrey Oboabona, Juwon Oshaniwa, Azubuike Egwueke, Ejike Uzoenyi, Sunday Mba and Henry Uche will be paraded against the top stars of Arsenal like Robin van Persie, Alex Song, Theo Walcott and Mikel Arteta.
The August 5 clash in Abuja will form part of coach Stephen Keshi’s preparations for a final round of qualifiers for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, which will be played between September and October.
The Eagles are also billed for another friendly most likely an African team on August 15, which is a FIFA free day.
It is believed that for this game overseas-based pros will then be involved.
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Phobia
Jun 30, 2012
This is Absolute Nonsence ,does it mean The NFF Does not plan to parade foreign Pros . for the qualifiers. this would have bers like en an oppurtunity for the Keshi-led coaching Crew to try out Tacticts , get more games & also try ot some foreign pros yet to get playing time playeys like Emmanuel Emenike & co.