Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says he is satisfied with the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos turf, venue of the national team’s final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Lesotho on March 30.
The Eagles, with the exception of in-form Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, who is yet to arrive, engaged in their first full training ahead of their all-important AFCON qualifier against Benin Republic at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo.
The game is billed for Saturday.
On a wet turf after a drizzle, the team engaged in several programmes under the watchful eyes of the Franco-German tactician and his assistants.
“The pitch is very good for football,” Rohr said after the training on Tuesday.
“The boys like it and the surface is wonderful and green. I said it before when I came here, they have worked on the grass and it is very good.”
Galatasaray forward Henry Onyekuru also commended the standard of the pitch.
“The grass looks very good,” Onyekuru said.
The Eagles entertain Lesotho in their final Group L fixture next Tuesday in Lagos in a game that could be inconsequential if the three-time African champions pick at least a point against the Squirrels in Porto Novo.
Anaedoonline.ng reported that no fewer than 19 Super Eagles players have arrived camp for the remaining two 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho.
According to the team’s media officer, Babafemi Raji, the players were already in camp as at late Monday night.
The players in camp are captain Ahmed Musa, William Troost-Ekong, Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, Henry Onyekuru, Oghenekaro Etebo, Adekunle Adeleke, Chidozie Awaziem, Abdullahi Shehu, Anayo Iwuala, John Noble, Alex Iwobi, Leon Balogun, Joe Aribo, Tyrone Ebuehi, Maduka Okoye, Jamilu Collins, Francis Uzoho and Paul Onuachu.
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“Update! 18 players now in camp. Musa, Troost-Ekong, Aina, Ajayi, Onyekuru, Etebor, Adeleke, Awaziem, Shehu, Iwuala, Noble, Iwobi, Balogun, Aribo, Ebuehi, Maduka, Collins, Onuachu,” Raji tweeted.
“Update! Francis Uzoho has arrived,” he said in another tweet.
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