Algeria vs Nigeria: Mikel, Uzoho arrive Rabat, Akpeyi delayed by flight

hehehehe................Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi has arrived the Super Eagles camp in Rabat, Morocco ahead of Friday’s clash against Algeria in Constantine.
Mikel, who is poised for his 80th appearance for the 3-time African champions, had in company on arrival Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho, who is set to make his Super Eagles debut at the age of 18.

Both players are expected to train with the rest of their teammates today.
South Africa-based goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi is currently being delayed by a flight hitch from the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria.
Akpeyi may join the team in Algeria if he does not get a flight to Rabat tonight.
The Eagles will train twice today after their first workout in Rabat, Morocco yesterday.

The team are expected to fly out to Algeria Thursday ahead of Friday’s game.
Nigeria have already qualified for Russia 2018 World Cup.
The Super Eagles will face Argentina in a friendly in Russia on Tuesday.
The coaching crew of the Super Eagles has called up Kenneth Omeruo and Olarenwaju Kayode to replace the injured duo of Ogenyi Onazi and Moses Simon.
Nigeria is putting finishing touches to preparations for their final 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria and a friendly match against Argentina.

While Kayode was called for the time since the African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa, Omeruo was already on the standby list on the original squad announcement.
Omeruo last represented the Super Eagles in a 1-1 draw against Senegal in late March, and like Kayode, hadn’t been involved in a squad since the defeat by Bafana Bafana.
As of Monday, many of the squad had already reported to camp in Rabat to begin preparation for Friday’s game in Constantine.
Ahmed Musa, Wilfred Ndidi, Mikel Agu and goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa were the first four to arrive in camp on Sunday, along with the technical and backroom staff, and they were joined on Monday by 11 players including new call-up Kayode.

Algeria will host Nigeria in the reverse fixture of the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier in Constantine on Friday, 10 November.
To both teams, it is a dead rubber encounter as the Super Eagles have already picked African qualifying Group B’s sole ticket to next year’s World Cup in Russia.

Coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has vowed to take his best legs to Algeria, insisting he wouldn’t want to lose a game in the qualifying series.
The Desert Foxes and the Super Eagles have met on several occasions.
Here, DAILY POST brings you past meetings between the two national sides.
In 1978, Algeria beat Nigeria 1-0 in the All Africa Games final.

In 1982 Algeria beat Nigeria 2-1 in a World Cup Qualifier, 2nd Leg Play-off. The victory took the North Africans to their first ever World Cup in Spain.
Before then they have defeated Nigeria 2-0 in the first leg in Lagos.
In 1988 ALGERIA also beat Nigeria 1-0 in an Olympic Games Qualifying, 1st Leg Play-off while the West Africans won the second leg 2-0 in Enugu to qualify 2-1 on aggregate.
In 1990 AFCON opening game, it was ALGERIA 5-1 NIGERIA

In the final of same tournament, it was Algeria 1-0 Nigeria.
In 1994 World Cup qualifier it was Algeria 1-1 Nigeria in the second 2nd Leg, Group stage and Nigeria eventually qualified for the FIFA World Cup in the 1994 edition in the United States.
This was achieved after a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Algeria in their final Group A game.
Nigeria had their first ever win away to Algeria in the second leg of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
After beating Algeria 1-0 in the first leg in Abuja, Nigeria needed to beat Algeria at home – a feat they had never achieved before – to stand a chance of qualifying for the World Cup.
Nigeria eventually won 5-2.