The delegation of Super Eagles B to Ghana for Sunday’s African Nations Championship qualifying match against the Black Galaxies has arrived in the Ghanaian coastal city, Cape Coast.
Head Coach Salisu Yusuf is at the head of a contingent that includes 22 players, who will prosecute the home-and-away games against the Galaxies.
The Eagles B and their officials travelled aboard Asky Airline flight from Abuja and landed in Accra after a stop-over in Lome, before a road trip to Cape Coast.
Nigeria and Ghana clash at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Sunday evening in the first leg of a final qualifying fixture for a spot at the 7th African Nations Championship to be staged in Algeria early next year.
Salisu is in Cape Coast with a total of 22 players, including three goalkeepers, eight defenders, six midfielders and five forwards.
SUPER EAGLES B IN CAPE COAST
Goalkeepers: Adeyinka Adewale; Olorunleke Ojo; Kayode Bankole
Defenders: Tope Olusesi; Kazie Enyinnaya; Ebube Duru; Temple Emekayi; Faisal Sani; Samson Gbadebo; Isah Ali; Tosin Adegbite
Midfielders: Babatunde Bello; Morice Chukwu; Chiamaka Madu; Joseph Onoja; Afeez Nosiru; Zulkiflu Rabiu
Forwards: Adamu Abubakar; Chidiebere Nwobodo; Chijioke Akuneto; Ossy Martin; Andy Okpe
NFF, family, friends honour late Oyo Orok Oyo in Calabar
The family of Nigeria’s first Member of the FIFA Executive Committee and a former Secretary General of then Nigeria Football Association, late Etubom Oyo Orok Oyo, with the support of the Nigeria Football Federation, will on Saturday honour the former football administrator of repute in his hometown of Calabar, Cross River State.
The occasion falls on the very day that the honorary Life Vice President of the Confederation of African Football would have turned 100 years old if he were still alive.
Tagged ‘Posthumous Centenary Birthday/Immortalization of Etubom Oyo Orok Oyo (Mr Football)’, the day’s programme starts with a memorial service at the Duke Town Presbyterian Church, Eyamba Street, Calabar at 10am, with the train to immediately after, move to the unveiling ceremony of the tombstone.
The launching of a book containing the essays of the late sage on Nigeria football and Nigeria sports in general will hold after the unveiling of the tombstone.
The late Etubom Oyo Orok Oyo was the longest-serving Secretary-General of then NFA, was the first Nigerian ever to be elected into the CAF Executive Committee (1972-1998) and also the first Nigerian ever to be elected into the FIFA Executive Committee (now FIFA Council) where he served between 1980 and 1988.
He was also the first Nigerian to be made honorary Life Vice President of CAF, and was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit in Gold at a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland in the year 2000.
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