Etebo Doubtful For Nigeria U23s Last Friendly; Mikel Yet To Show Up In Atlanta
Oghenekaro Etebo faces a race against time to join the Dream Team VI squad in Atlanta, United States ahead of their final friendly before the Olympic Games opener against Japan, <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b> understands. <br /><br />The CD Feirense attacking midfielder was supposed to fly to the United States from Portugal on Sunday, July 24, but the unavailability of flights affected his itinerary. <br /><br />Barring any last-minute change, Etebo will depart Portugal on Tuesday as the only available flight from his base to Atlanta is on that day.<br /><br />A Nigeria U23s team official has claimed that the friendly against Honduras earlier scheduled to take place on Wednesday, July 27 has been called off and the team will tackle a local side instead. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Erhun Obanor will depart Atlanta today and will arrive in Nigeria in the early hours of tomorrow morning. <br /><br />As at 1400 hours Nigerian time, Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United), Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin) and William Troost-Ekong (FKH) have yet to show up in camp.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br />
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