Twenty-seven players participated in the training session with four goalkeepers and twenty-three outfield players, the absentees being Obi Mikel, Victor Moses and John Ogu, allnigeriasoccer.com understands.


As from 1040 hours, three different drills were done with the ball : shooting practice, passing in pairs and tackling a teammate to get the ball.

As usual the team was divided into two groups of eleven each, but the four goalkeepers Akpeyi, Uzoho, Ezenwa and Ajiboye were left out.

At 1120 hours, a match in which the full training pitch was used started, eleven-a-side.