{"id":7028,"date":"2019-03-23T18:31:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T18:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=7028"},"modified":"2019-03-23T18:31:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T18:31:38","slug":"super-eagles-begin-preparations-for-egypt-collins-pulls-out-of-training-ighalo-absent-akpeyi-drilled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/super-eagles-begin-preparations-for-egypt-collins-pulls-out-of-training-ighalo-absent-akpeyi-drilled","title":{"rendered":"Super Eagles Begin Preparations For Egypt: Collins Pulls Out Of Training, Ighalo Absent, Akpeyi Drilled"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A day after Nigeria beat Seychelles 3-1, coach Gernot Rohr has started preparing his team for their second match this international break which is against Egypt .<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A recovery session which lasted for approximately one hour was held at the Stephen Keshi Stadium on Saturday morning, with all the players taking part with the exception of Odion Ighalo.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The former Watford striker, scorer of Nigeria&#8217;s first goal against the Pirates, had to be substituted in the closing minutes after picking up an injury and has emerged as a doubt for the match against The Pharaohs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>SC Paderborn&#8217;s Jamilu Collins initially started the recovery session along with other players but had to withdraw after only ten minutes on the advice of the Super Eagles medical team.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The left-back&#8217;s exposure to the hot weather made him develop hit rashes all over his arms and he did not rejoin the squad again before they departed the stadium.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Daniel Akpeyi underwent a special regime with goalkeeper trainer Alloy Agu before joining the players in fitness training.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>During the recovery session, the players performed stretching exercises and knocked the ball around.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A day after Nigeria beat Seychelles 3-1, coach Gernot Rohr has started preparing his team for their second match this international break which is against Egypt . 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