October 25, (THEWILL) – Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has provided updates on his ‘unofficial’ visit to some Super Eagles players in England.
According to a post on Pinnick’s official Instagram account, he enjoyed his visits to the homes of two national team players, Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo, as well as seeing Kelechi Iheanacho while with his Leicester City teammate.
Both Ndidi and Etebo have injuries, but the former is close to returning to action, while the latter has only recently undergone surgery and is still months away from full recovery.
Pinnick made his post with the words: “l spent quality time with Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho in Leicester over the weekend. I went with my wife and three of my kids who are on half term break. Our visit was a mere family visit and not official.
“Recall Wilfred is recuperating from an injury that has kept him out for about 5 weeks, being a very key player for the Super Eagles, we cannot afford to toy with our last two games. Ndidi has been an integral, committed and passionate member of the Super Eagles.
“The good news is that his second scan came out very good so he will start training with his club and possibly play in their next game. His wife, Dinma was a wonderful host, their little daughter, adorable. Kelechi joined us almost immediately and made us laugh till we left.
“Thanks to Wilfred and Kelechi, my family truly appreciates you. also paid a visit to Oghenekaro Etebo, in Warri, we call him ‘Afaras’. He is also recuperating very well but definitely cannot make the next two World Cup qualifiers, Nations Cup might also be a doubt, importantly he should heal 100% by His Grace and rejoin the Team.
“His family was quite warm and pleasant. We had quality time together and understood every language uttered as two proud Warri ‘boys’. He is in a great spirit with the right mental state of mind.”
Apart from those he saw, Pinnick revealed that he spoke with Alex Iwobi, who confirmed that he was eager to return to the Super Eagles after missing the last set of games against the Central African Republic due to injury.
“I spoke extensively with Alex lwobi, who cannot wait to feature in those all important games. Ademola Lookman is excited about fighting for a shirt in the Super Eagles. He loves Nigeria. By His Grace we shall conclude the switch very soon,” the NFF boss added.
The Super Eagles will play Liberia away from home and Cape Verde at home in the First Round of the World Cup qualifying series.
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