{"id":6929,"date":"2013-07-22T19:26:47","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T19:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/mandela-challenge-ameobi-fit-healthy-says-keshi\/"},"modified":"2013-07-22T19:26:47","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T19:26:47","slug":"mandela-challenge-ameobi-fit-healthy-says-keshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/mandela-challenge-ameobi-fit-healthy-says-keshi\/","title":{"rendered":"MANDELA CHALLENGE : Ameobi fit, healthy, says Keshi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, has said that Newcastle striker, Shola Ameobi is healthy and fit for next month\u2019s Mandela Challenge in South Africa.\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
Ameobi was taken to hospital for X-rays after injuring his hand in Newcastle United 3-1 friendly defeat to Rio Ave on Saturday with reports suggesting that the 31-year-old striker\u2019s return to the Nigerian national team may have to be put on hold.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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However, Keshi who put a call to the experienced attacker to find out the true situation of things when the reports broke out on Sunday, was told by Ameobi that he had only a knock on the arm and he would be ready for the friendly against Bafana Bafana. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cI have spoken to Shola and the guy is fit and healthy and will be available for the Mandela Challenge. He told me so himself, so any other news to the contrary I don\u2019t believe\u201d, the Big Boss stated.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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