Nigeria's Coach, Stephen Keshi, has denied media reports that FIFA has approved ok for the replacement of Ogenyi Onazi, who was injured and had not shown up in Brazil for the Confederation Cup.
Stephen Keshi said he would still be expecting a phone call from the injured player, but doubted if he would be able to meet up with the competition._ But ahead of today's game, he said the mental level and concentration in the Super Eagles' camp was high. He remarked that the public demonstrations that had been going on in Brazil since the competition started had not affected the concentration by his boys.
He expressed hope that Salvador, which has a high concentration of African Brazilians will favour the Super Eagles as he expect the crowd to be behind the team, This will be in contrast to the reception they got in Belo Horizonte.
Looking ahead of the competition, he said his ultimate was to inject new players to instil competition in the squad. He also noted that they would not be pay special attention to Luis Suarez, who he said was very popular among Nigerian football followers.
We are fresher than we were when we played on Monday.
"We have had some rests and jet lag is no longer affecting my players", he said. Prime management board constituted the much awaited management board of Nigeria National League side, Prime Football Club of Oshogbo, has been announced and sworn in by the State of Osun Commissioner for Youths, Sports and Special Needs, Barrister Stephen Kola Balogun, at his office.
According to a release made available to newsmen by the club media officer, Tunde Shamsudeen, stated that the commissioner urged the 9-man management board led by Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, to run the club professionally and ensure they work hard to bring lots of laurels to the state.
The commissioner, promised the state government will always make available financial and moral support to the management, players and officials of the club. Director of Sports at the state Ministry of Youths, Sports, and Specia Needs, Layi Adeshiyan, was appointed secretary of the management board and Acting General Manager of the state Sports Council, Akin Adio, was sworn in as one of the club board members.
Others appointed into the board are Engineer Kehinde Aina, Engineer Jimoh Olayemi, Otunba Rasaq Mustapha Ajiroba, Prince Abimbola Bamidele, Coach Alex Owopetu and Afolabi Kamaldeen, completes the 9-man management board.
The management board expressed excitement with their new duty post and promised to work hard to ensure the club records a remarkable feat in the ongoing league season.
The players and officials of the team would be introduced to the newly constituted management board today (Friday, June 21, 2013) at the training ground at the Sports Complex of Fountain University, Oke-Osun, Oshogbo.
Via: Sun News Online