I'm blessed with lots of top strikers -Keshi •Eagles land in US

SUPER Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has acknowledged that Nigeria is blessed with a surfeit of top strikers playing home and abroad, but quickly said that he would not be taken in by the luxury.

According to Keshi, as a coach, one of the strengths of a team is the depth of its attack, and the Eagles look like a team that is blessed in this direction."My brother, it is true we have our players, both home and away, doing well in striking roles in their respective clubs, I will be trying some of them out in Miami in our friendly with Venezuela (tomorrow) to see," he said by phone before the team departed for the US.

Keshi said further that he could not wait for the Nations Cup to kick off on account of the strength of his attack."Yes, I have attackers to draw from when I hit South Africa in January for the Nations Cup, but the quality that will separate the real guys from the crowd is the ability to play as a team player, not as an individual star," he said.

Ten home-based Super Eagles players arrived in Miami, Florida on Monday for tomorrow’s match against Venezuela.

The team arrived in Atlanta city at about 11.00 a.m Nigerian time and was joined on the connecting flight to Miami by Israel-based goalkeeper Austin Ejide, according to the team’s media officer, Ben Alaiya.

Meanwhile, Venezuela coach Cesar Farias has handed a late invitation to striker Fernando Aristeguieta of Caracas Football Club ahead of tomorrow's friendly with the Super Eagles.
Aristeguieta was called on Sunday afternoon to join the Vinotinto as substitute for injured Josef Martinez (Young Boys, Switzerland), for the high profile tune-up match.