Super Eagles Captain, John Obi Mikel,will most likely miss Nigeria’s friendly match against Poland owing to his inability to renew his work permit in China, where he plays for Tianjin Teda.
Super Eagles of Nigeria team administrator Dayo Enebi Achor has revealed why captain Mikel Obi may not be part of the side that will face Poland on Friday in an international friendly match in Wroclaw.
“We all had been hoping that the renewal would come in good time for him to fly to Poland,” Dayo Enebi, Super Eagles team administrator, said in the statement.
“As it is now, it is not likely that he would make the trip.”
Meanwhile, 22 players have arrived the Super Eagles’ Radisson Blu Hotel camp in Wroclaw.
Goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho, defenders; Kenneth Omeruo, Elderson Echiejile, Stephen Eze, Abdullahi Shehu and Chidozie Awaziem are presently in camp.
Other Eagles in camp are Joel Obi, John Ogu, Ogenyi Onazi, Uche Agbo, Wilfred Ndidi, Ahmed Musa, Moses Simon, Odion Ighalo, Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Moses.
Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Daniel Akpeyi are expected to report to camp on Wednesday.
The team trained twice on Tuesday and will repeat the same schedule on Wednesday before Thursday’s training inside the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw.
The friendly match will start by 8.45pm on Friday.
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