NIGERIA Under-23 handler, Samson Siasia
is expected to release the list of players for next month's Suwon Invitational
Tournament in South Korea on Friday.
The tourney will serve as preparation for the Dream Team VI ahead
of the football event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.
The camp of the Olympic-bound team came alive on Wednesday with the
arrival of five of the invited foreign based players hitting camp to beat the deadline
handed down by Coach Siasia.
First to arrive the Serob Legacy Hotel camp of the Dream
Team was Captain Azubuike Okechukwu who was looking fit and ready as he wasted
no time in joining the team's morning training session.
Next was Portugal based defender Stanley Amuzie who came
in around 2pm thereby being part of the team's evening training session, and
the number was increased when the team was having dinner with the arrival of
the trio of Godwin Saviour, Taiwo Awoniyi and Usman Mohammed, with back
slapping and hugging from their team mates and officials.
On Thursday
afternoon, the camp was further boosted when England based Nathan Oduwa
arrived.
Speaking to thenff.com, Captain Okechukwu expressed
delight in being called upon to wear the colors of the country as he sees it as
a thing of pride and honor.
"This is a big family and any time I am called upon
to be part of the family, I feel highly honored and as such will do everything
to make it. I have had a hectic season and as such had wanted to rest a little with
my family, but this is a call to duty which I must honor, so I had to cut short
my rest to beat the deadline set by my coach who I know is a no-nonsense
person."
With the arrival of the six players, the camp now has
seven of the eight foreign based players invited to camp, with France based
midfielder Sodiq Popoola expected in camp on Friday due to flight challenges.
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