.Ajiboye,
Itodo out
By Akeem Lawal
NIGERIA‘S CAF Champions League representative, Plateau
United will depart the shores of the country for Cameroon on Monday for the
second leg of their preliminary stage clash against Eding Sport FC De La Lekie
scheduled to hold at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé on
Wednesday, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.
The reigning Nigeria Professional Football League
champions put up a good show in the first leg last weekend scoring three
unreplied goals against the Cameroonian club at the New Jos Stadium last
weekend.
Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports that the contingent
made up of 19 players, seven technical crew members and five management members
will leave Jos by 11 am on Sunday aboard Arik Airline for Lagos before departing
for Cameroon via Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos via Ivorian
Airline on Monday.
Media Officer of the club, Albert Dakup informed Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com
that the 2018 African Nations Championship silver medal winning Super Eagles
duo of goalkeeper, Dele Ajiboye and Daniel Itodo were not included in the squad
for tactical reasons.
“We will be in Lagos on Sunday and will be having a light
training at the Agege Stadium on Monday morning before traveling to Cameroon by
4.30pm for our match on Wednesday.
“The team is highly motivated for the encounter and the
players are in high spirit. Goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye and Daniel Itodo will not
be traveling with the team, even though they have resumed training with the
team after their national team assignment. They are not included for tactical
reasons,” Dakup told Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com.
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