Sunday MBA In Search Of Foreign Club

The midfielder is set to miss out on the
CHAN squad as he prepares to leave for
France in search of greener pastures
Midfielder Sunday Mba may not be
available for the African Nations
Championship (CHAN), according to
national team coach Stephen Keshi.
Keshi has disclosed that Mba is on his
way to France to join Bastia, the French
side that first indicated interest in the
player after the Nations Cup triumph.
It is said that the player could leave
camp as early as Friday, as he was not
one of the players listed for the friendly
game in Port Harcourt on Saturday
against a Rivers selected side.
“We have resigned ourselves to fate and
are working hard to discover those who
can fill Mba’s shoes, as he seems to
have nicked a deal with Bastia and may
not be part of the CHAN tourney. We
just have to brace up and wish him the
best because it’s a career thing,” he
said.
Also on Thursday, the weeding process
of the CHAN Eagles continued with
three players exiting camp. Keshi who
addressed the players once again told
them that they have all it takes to play
for the national team but there was not
time enough to fit into the system and
he would continue to monitor them for
future call ups.
“Take heart because as I always say,
many are called but few are chosen, we
would soon be back knocking on your
doors.”
Those who left camp on Thursday were
Sunshine Stars’ Kingsley Onome
Eduwo, Bendel Insurance’s Bello John
Ikeleji and Eric Kwame of Plateau
United. More players are expected to
exit the camp of the national team after
the training game in Port Harcourt and
Monday’s other practice match against
Nigeria league champions, Kano Pillars.
Meanwhile, the Super Eagles medical
team has assured the technical crew
that Kano Pillars striker Gambo
Mohammed will be ready in time for the
CHAN tourney.
Gambo has been out with a hamstring
problem, recovered last week but there
was a relapse in the course of the week
which forced him out of Thursday’s
training. “He should be back and better,”
assistant coach Daniel Amokachi said.