ALL the 26 players invited to camp for the August 15 friendly against Niger Republic in Niamey had a full training session together on Tuesday morning with Head Coach, Stephen Keshi fully in charge of proceedings.

Late Monday evening the four players of Sunshine Stars of Akure, who were expected, finally joined camp with Keshi heaping praises on them for their above average performance against their Algerian counterparts in the CAF Champions League cracker.

The four players are Sunshine Stars skipper, Godfrey Oboabona, goalkeeper Moses Ocheje, one of the scorers  in the 2-0 win, Izu Azuka and newcomer, Kwambe Solomon.

“What I always insist is for national team players to distinguish themselves in their clubsides, so that they can be called worthy national team call ups and you demonstrated that on Sunday, congratulations to the entire team, Super Eagles players who played the game and specially for goalcorer Azuka, who showed the type of fighting spirit I’ve always expected from him”, Keshi declared.

He went on to dissect areas where some of the players did not do well in the game but added that overall the Nigerian side was the better of the two sides.

Meanwhile, the battle for 23 shirts for those who will make the trip to Niger Republic has been on the high now that all the players invited are in camp, with no one wanting to make mistakes and the coaching crew watching with eagle eyes for lapses and strength of the players.

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