It’s Not Between Messi And I, Says Enyeama

It’s Not Between Messi And I, Says Enyeama…,Argentine Star, Maigari Get Birthday Wishes

Super Eagles Training

Super Eagles Assistant Skipper, Vincent Enyeama, has declared that Wednesday’s World Cup match is not a straight fight between himself and Argentine star, Lionel Messi, even as he says he has a lot of respect for the talented star.

“Messi is a great player, a legend in his own right and by world standard but I don’t want people to say because he could not score against me last time in South Africa, he is going to come out and do it differently because he is more matured. It’s a World Cup game between Nigeria and Argentina and Messi and myself are just two of the players out of 22 on the pitch”.

Enyeama, who spoke at the official media briefing for the encounter said he expects a very entertaining game as both sides know themselves well, adding that the fans will have reward for their money.

On his part Coach Stephen Keshi extended his birthday wish to the Argentine star, who was 27 years old on Tuesday and also wished the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, a happy birthday on Wednesday, the day Nigeria will take on Argentina. “We hope we can give our President a happy birthday gift by doing well against Argentina and hitting the next round in style”, he said.

Nigerian Envoy Leads Eagles Supporters Cast

Ambassador Emozozo addressing Super Eagles players in Porto Alegre

Nigeria Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Brazil, Ambassador Adamu Azimeyeh Emozozo, has said he will personally lead the supporters team that will cheer the Super Eagles in Wednesday cracker against Argentina at the ongoing World Cup.

Speaking when he visited the team’s training on Monday afternoon in Porto Alegre, Adamu, who was in the company of top officials of the embassy and former NFF Deputy Scribe, Charles Ojugbana, said he was thrilled by the performance so far of the national team in the World Cup.

“I have the words of President Goodluck Jonathan to say keep the flag flying and hopefully at the end of the day we can all sit down and celebrate. I am also eagerly waiting for you to qualify for the next round of the tournament and if by chance land in Brasilia, I will make you feel like you are in Nigeria”, he declared.

The players through Skipper Joseph Yobo, thanked the envoy and once again promised not to let the nation down in the ongoing World Cup tournament.

Oboabona Back In Training…Yobo Prefers Victory To 100 Caps

Eagles In Action In Jacksonville

Oboabona Back In Training…,Eagles Land Porto Alegre…,Yobo Prefers Victory To 100Caps

Godfrey Oboabona

It was a smooth one hour, thirty minutes flight for the Super Eagles and its officials from Campinas to Porto Alegre, as the team gears up for Wednesday’s group decider against former World Champions, Argentina.

On the flight with the Eagles was the Vice President of the NFF, Chief Mike Okeke Umeh, House Of Reps members led by Vice Chairman, House Committee on Sports, Alhaja Ayo Omidiran, Coach Stephen Keshi and his crew and all the 23 players registered for the tournament.

The team is quartered at the Holiday Inn Hotel, about 10minutes drive from the airport and the good news for the team is that defence Trojan, Godfrey Itama Oboabona, will be back in training on Monday afternoon. “I am ready to resume training today and the medics have given me a clean bill,” Oboabona said smiling as the team alighted from the TAM flight that brought them from Campinas.

The team departed for training immediately it settled down at about 2:15pm local time, which is 6:15 in Nigeria, with Team Skipper, Joseph Yobo, saying he prefers a win on Wednesday to his much advertised attainment of a 100 caps if featured in the match against Argentina. “It’s good news that I will reach that milestone but what is uppermost in my mind is for the team to win and for us to advance to the next stage. The rest will be a bonus”, he said on Monday.

Obobabona Photo Credit: fifa.com