1. Libya Change Arrival Date To Thursday
Libya have taken a dramatic turnaround in their travel plans for Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria, as the squad from North Africa will now storm Uyo on Thursday.
2. Ighalo, Brian Idowu Billed To Land On Wednesday
Both players could not make it to the team’s base on Tuesday, and were eventually confirmed for arrival on Wednesday morning.
While a total of 22 players were on ground as at Tuesday afternoon, and rolled out for the team’s first training session in the evening, Idowu and Ighalo had to leave their arrivals till Wednesday.
3. Eagles’ Players Narrate Series Of Travel Woes
Tuesday morning training had to be put on hold for the Super Eagles, after the players only managed to start arriving in trickles at their camp in Uyo, as they all complained about hitches in catching flights to the Akwa Ibom State capital.
4. Kano Pillars loss could be a blessing in disguise for Enyimba, says Usman Abdullah
5. Super Eagles must show tactical edge to defeat Libya – John Obuh
Nigeria must prove to be tactically better to claim good points against ‘tough’ Libya in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations back-to-back qualifier encounters, according to John Obuh.
The Super Eagles welcome the Mediterranean Knights to the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Saturday before travelling for the return leg two days later in Tunisia.