Twenty-one Super Eagles players trained Tuesday night inside a dark Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja amidst grumbling by some of the players, Completesports.com reports.
All the invited players, except SSC Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Zaidu Sanusi who were yet to arrive in the camp at that time, trained from 5.30 pm to 7 pm at the stadium’s main bowl. TheSuper Eagles had intended to train for two hours but had to cut it short when visibility became impossible at 7 pm
Media aide to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Kola Daniel, explained that the no-light situation was due to the vandalization of the electricity cable feeding the stadium.
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“We got reports that some hoodlums vandalized the cables supply light into the stadium complex on Monday. That is why darkness enveloped the main bowl forcing the Super Eagles to do the last few minutes of their training in the dark,” Daniel told Completesports.com at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.
“Hopefully, this will not happen again as the officers responsible for the stadium facilities are working round the clock to restore electricity to the complex. We shall also ensure that the generator powering the main bowl functions all through tomorrow for the AFCON qualifying match and Super Eagles training.”
Meanwhile, the development shocked the players who wondered why they should be subjected to such shame. One of them told Completesports.com that this was the height of incompetence as there should have been an alternative measure.
“It is very sad. I don’t know why the country’s national stadium should be in darkness. What about the generator? I hope it doesn’t happen again. It’s a national embarrassment, ” one of the players said on the phone.
By Richard Jideaka in Abuja
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