There
is palpable tension here in the Super Eagles camp over the fate of the
team’s duo of John Mikel Obi and Fengor Ogude for Sunday’s Africa Cup of
Nations quarter-final match against Cote d’Ivoire.
The duo are feared to have picked two
yellow cards each and going by CAF rules would not be qualified to
feature in the next game against Cote d’Ivoire at the Royal Bafokeng
Stadium here in Rustenburg on Sunday.
But Super Eagles Head Coach said in
reaction to reporters’ inquiries yesterday that he was not aware of the
second bookings for the two players and was waiting on CAF for action.
“I have not heard from CAF, until I
hear from CAF, I will know what to do. I will find out because I am not
aware of the cards”, Keshi said
Mikel’s Chelsea teammate, Victor Moses
described the story as a big blow to the Nigerian team, saying the
Super Eagles will miss Mikel, who is among the best midfielders at the
ongoing African soccer event.
“It is not going to be an easy game
but we will keep working hard as a team, Mikel will be missing in the
game if he is not going to play because he is s key member of the team.
“It will be a big miss because Mikel Obi is one of the best midfielders in this tournament, so he will be missed”, said Moses.
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