Nigeria: Look Out for Sizzling Uche

19 November 2008

Lagos — IIke Uche can be counted on to bring sanity to a chaotic Super Eagles when they confront Colombia for the first time in 13 years in an international friendly in Cali, Colombia, tonight. This is despite the fact that the preparation for the international friendly could at best be described as "atrocious" after several Europe based players opted against making the Trans-Atlantic flight to South America.

Stand-in captain Joseph Yobo, Osaze Odemwingie, Chidi Odiah, Seyi Olofinjana and Chinedu Ogbuke-Obasi are in the category of players who pulled out of the Cali tie because of injuries, while two goalkeepers, Dele Aiyenugba and Vincent Enyeama apparently missed the trip after failing to process their visas on time.

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