Super Eagles B players took turns practising penalty kicks to conclude their exhaustive training session on Thursday evening at the magnificent Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Completesports.com reports.
Thursday evening’s training session covered all aspects of the game, including goalkeeping, defending, and, most importantly, attacking and goal scoring, under the supervision of Daniel Ogunmodede and Fidelis Ilechukwu.
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The Super Eagles B’s NPFL stars trained under floodlights on Thursday.
Before wrapping up the session at about 7:25 pm, each of the 23 players took turns taking a penalty kick.
The first leg of the CHAN qualifier in Accra, Ghana, last weekend ended goalless. If Saturday’s return leg match at The Nest of Champions also ends in a draw, the two teams will resort to penalty kicks to determine the winner, especially now that the away goals rule no longer applies.
“We’re not saying the match on Saturday will end in a draw, oo,” Assistant Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu playfully yelled to the players during the practice session.
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The Ghanaian team, Black Galaxies, are expected in Uyo today (Friday). They will arrive at Port Harcourt Airport and travel by road to Uyo, according to NFF Director of Communications, Dr Ademola Olajire, who spoke to Completesports.com.
The 2024 CHAN will be jointly hosted by three East African nations—Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda—with the winner of the Nigeria Super Eagles B-Ghana Black Galaxies qualifier scheduled to play their group games in Tanzania.
By Sab Osuji, in Uyo
