KESHI GIVES UP ON MIKEL

KESHI GIVES UP ON MIKEL

Posted: May 24, 2013

Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi has reportedly expressed serious doubts about the availability of Chelsea ace Mikel Obi for next week Friday's international friendly game against Mexico at the Reliant Stadium in Houston,Texas,USA.

The African champions face Mexico on May 31 to prepare for a hectic schedule in June when they will play two World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Namibia as well as feature in the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Mikel is in the USA with Chelsea for a two-match playing tour against rival English Premier League side, Manchester City and will return to England with Chelsea on Sunday.

As exclusively reported by Complete Sports early in the week,the midfield enforcer is due at the Brazil embassy in London next Monday  to process an entry visa to Brazil in time for the Confederations Cup.

“I’m not sure he’s coming,” Keshi told football only website, mtnfootball from the Eagles training camp in Germany.

“Our agreement before with Chelsea was for them to drop off both Mikel and Victor Moses after their own game. But now he is pursuing a visa to Brazil.

“We’re also not sure about his condition, if he is fit or not.

“And so, Mikel might not be there with us."

The Eagles have been seriously depleted by the withdrawal of several players because of injury, as well as club engagements.

Victor Moses, Emmanuel Emenike, Kalu Uche, Gabriel Reuben have already been ruled out because of injury, while Ahmed Musa, Fegor Ogude and Efe Ambrose are involved in cup finals at their various European clubs.

As Complete Sports also exclusively reported early in the week,the Eagles will fly out of Frankfurt, Germany, to the US on Tuesday morning. -------------------- Complete Sports