Enyeama leads Eagles

Vincent Enyeama

Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama will lead the Super Eagles in the qualifiers in the absence of  injured Joseph Yobo, officials said. Enyeama is vice-captain but in October he was dropped from the squad after a face-off with then coach Samson Siasia.

The former Enyimba shot stopper will therefore lead out the team beginning on Sunday against Namibia in Calabar in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. Nigeria will also travel to Malawi the following week in continuation of the World Cup qualifying tournament, before they host Rwanda in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier also in Calabar on June 17.

Montpellier of France Ligue 1 Championship hero John Utaka and Israel-based goalkeeper Austin Ejide Monday afternoon joined the Eagles training camp. Keshi has told his team he wants plenty of goals in the qualifying matches.

“In our time, matches against teams like Namibia are not discussed in terms of whether we will win but how many goals we will score and that is what I want us to return to in the new Super Eagles”, he told the players on Monday morning.

His training was also targeted at getting goals, as he said the Namibians, who have been training in Germany for the qualifier must not be underrated.

“They say we are the super power and Namibians are minnows, those are only words, and until we show it on the pitch we will just be living in a fool’s paradise,” he said.

The Super Eagles train twice daily at 7:30 am and 3:30 pm inside the UNICAl Sports Ground.  That will continue until they move to the UJ Esuene Stadium on Thursday to perfect strategies against Namibia. MTN Football