There was a mild drama at Super Eagles camp in Cameroon as
attacker Kelechi Iheanacho was seen dragging Henry Onyekuru near an elevator.
The video of the drama surfaced on social media on Monday.
In what appears as a play, the two players were seen holding
one another.
While they held themselves, goalkeeper Francis Uzor was seen
recording the scene.
Also, midfielder Wifred Ndidi and other players were seen
laughing before the video ended abruptly.
The video generated reactions from Nigerians on social media
with some saying the drama was needless.
A few minutes after the video trended on social media, Super
Eagles debunked that a fight broke out.
Via their official Instagram handle, the team said the
players were only catching fun.
“There was no fight anywhere, guys were having fun,” the
team posted.
The Confederation of African Football and the Local
Organising Committee on had urged the team to be disciplined while formally
receiving the three–time champions Nigeria to the 33rd edition of the Africa
Cup of Nations taking place in the Republic of Cameroon 9th January – 6th
February.
Nigeria’s Leader of Delegation, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau assured
that the Nigerian team will display high level of discipline during the
championship.
Nigeria will take on seven–time champions Egypt, Sudan and
debutants Guinea Bissau in the group phase of their 19th appaearance in the
Africa Cup of Nations, with the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua the venue for all
their matches.
In 18 previous appearances at the AFCON, Nigeria has made 15
podium appearances.
The Eagles file out against the Pharaohs, in what is
potentially the pick of the group’s battles, at the Stade Roumdé Adjia as from
5pm Cameroon time on Tuesday.
Nigeria is led by Augustine Eguavoen, who was on-field
captain when the Eagles won the title in Tunisia in 1994, and then coached the
Eagles to third place in Egypt 12 years later. In 2004, he was assistant to
Coach Christian Chukwu when the Eagles picked up the bronze medals in Tunisia.
Soft–spoken but tactically astute, Eguavoen is the only man
to have coached Nigeria to win all three group phase matches at the AFCON –
when they defeated Ghana, Zimbabwe and Senegal in Port Said at the 2006 finals
in Egypt.
His team also bundled out Cup holders Tunisia after a
pulsating penalty shootout in the quarter finals.
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