Saturday 27 May 2017

France camp: Eagles welcome Ndidi, Olanrewaju

By Akeem Lawal
LEICESTER City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi and Austria Wien point-man, Kayode Olanrewaju have joined the Super Eagles camp in Paris, France ahead of their international friendly with Togo on June 1, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.

Their arrival was announced on Saturday via the Twitter account of the national team while giving updates on the team’s camp in France.

“We've arrived safely at Hyatt Regency, Paris. 2nd phase of preparations for 2019 AFCON qualifier vs South Africa begins. Guess who is here?
“The latest arrivals in camp. #SoarSuperEagles,” the verified Super Eagles‏ account @NGSuperEagles said along with the pictures of both players.

Ndidi and Olanrewaju were some of the players that missed Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with Corsica in a practice game at the Stade Francois Coty on Friday night.

Jean-Jacques Mandrichi had put the Corsicans in front in the half before Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho levelled matters late in the game from the spot.

The arrival of both Ndidi and Olanrewaju will no doubt give Coach Gernot Rohr more options ahead of the friendly against Togo which also serves as preparations for the 2019 AFCON qualifier against Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Uyo.

Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports that while Ndidi was voted Leicester City's Young Player of the Year, Olanrewaju is now top scorer in the Austrian Bundesliga after netting 17 goals this season to help his team secure UEFA Europa League ticket.

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