Israel-based goalkeeper, Austin Ejide,
has been named as the skipper of the
Super Eagles in the international
friendly against Venezuela at the
Marlins Stadium in Miami, Florida,
United States of America. Coach Stephen Keshi said after
critical consideration, he decided to
hand Ejide the armband for the
match.
Indeed, Ejide first joined the national
team from Gabros of Nnewi in the run-up to the Korea-Japan 2002
World Cup, alongside Vincent Enyeama,
Justice Christopher and others. In the meantime, Newcastle United of
England’s longest serving player,
Shola Ameobi, has said he is simply
delighted to be part of the Nigerian
set-up for the first time and hopes it
turns out well on Wednesday (Thursday morning in Nigeria). Ameobi spoke after dinner on Monday
night on arrival from England. “It’s good to be here and I will learn
to speak Pidgin English as the players
have directed,” he joked after his
former Newcastle teammate Obafemi
Martins challenged him to start
speaking in Pidgin English, which Keshi has adopted as the official language
each time the team is in camp. Also happy over his call up is Bright
Dike of MLS side Portland Timbers in
the United States, who was the last to
join camp. Dike said at breakfast on
Tuesday morning that it was a dream
come true for him to be part of the Nigerian set up.
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