The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone on Monday started preparation for next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Completesports.com reports.
28 locally selected players resumed training in Bo City on Monday.
They will be joined by their foreign-based counterparts a week before the first game.
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”This move will help both the players and the technical team to be more focused as preparation intensifies,” revealed assistant coach of the team Amidu Karim.
”We must continue working really hard to be able to achieve the fitness that will earn us a respectable result against Nigeria. We owe this to the nation.”
The encounter will hold on Friday, November 13 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin.
The reverse fixture will take place four days later in Freetown.
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Wow that’s quite early Our boys should not take this team lightly they will be well drilled come game time. if they are preparing this early.
Early preparation is always good in football. Teams gell better.
The first game is on November 9th and not13th
Na wa ooo, even I look fitter than some of these S/L players, lol!
Well, it is good for them to start prepping early. As for us, we will play them with all seriousness. We need a good win, and we will go for it, without underestimating our opponents.
Recent football results all over the world show that in football, anything is possible. A big team can lose a match in disgraceful fashion, and a small team can beat a big team. We must not under-rate any opponent! We should approach this game with all seriousness, hopefully on a good pitch.
Please get basket ready to pack the goals
Even if they start their preparation earlier than today them go still chop am home and away. Up NAIJA
The super eagles need the services of this young talented boy called: Michael Akpovie Olise in our creative spark.
With all I have seen with this boy, Olise is worth fighting to cap before the English and the French nations attempt towards changing his mind against switching an allegiance to Nigeria.
https://youtu.be/QTxeJhjgK7Y
In an ideal world, if the NFF puts its house in order and if the Nigerian government provides a conducive environment for citizens, it is players like this Olise who will be begging to play for us, not the other way round. Shame on the Nigerian establishment.
We seemed to be missing a point here when we talk about SE,our captain has been clubless for a while now yet GR keeps inviting him,I thought invitation is strictly on merit and club form or has GR lost his status quo?or politics has created in