{"id":6963,"date":"2013-07-23T10:28:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T10:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/mandela-challenge-ameobi-fit-healthy-keshi\/"},"modified":"2013-07-23T10:28:19","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T10:28:19","slug":"mandela-challenge-ameobi-fit-healthy-keshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/mandela-challenge-ameobi-fit-healthy-keshi\/","title":{"rendered":"MANDELA CHALLENGE Ameobi fit, HEALTHY \u2014Keshi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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, despite media reports to the contrary.<\/p>\n

Keshi phoned the attacker to find out his true health situation after reports of his injury broke on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Ameobi told Keshi that he only suffered a knock on the arm and he would be ready for the friendly against the Bafana Bafana.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have spoken to Shola and the guy is fit and healthy and will be available for the Mandela Challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe told me so himself, so, any other news to the contrary, I don\u2019t believe,\u201d Keshi said.<\/p>\n

The Eagles resumed their preparations for the second leg tie against Cote d\u2019Ivoire in Abuja yesterday evening with the coaching crew concentrating on shooting and accuracy in front of goal. In the course of the session, top striker Gambo Mohammed and El Kanemi\u2019s Haruna Babalo both had knocks and were asked to sit out half of the session so as to quickly recover for today\u2019s test game against TEAP FC of Abuja.<\/p>\n

The medical crew said there was nothing to worry about but the precautions were taken so as not to aggravate knocks on any player.<\/p>\n

Nigeria will play the return leg of the Championship of African Nations qualifier against the Elephants of Cote d\u2018Ivoire in Abidjan on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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