Nigeria: Martins Restates Commitments to Eagles

27 December 2007

Abuja — Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins has come out with a declaration that Newcastle United coach, Sam Allardyce is still trying to persuade him to stay back in England a little longer in January, and admitted that he might not make it to the Super Eagles' camp in Malaga, Spain early.

Martins, however, assured in a chat with brilafm.net that Nigeria comes first in his heart and he would never turn his back on the national team, but he requires few days of grace and he would be storm the camp and give his very best.

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