Nigeria striker, Brown Ideye, stayed out training for the second straight day on Friday with a thigh muscle injury.
Ideye suffered the injury on Thursday and so did not complete training that day.
Ideye’s right thigh was heavily strapped with an ice pack and he did not train with the rest of the squad, but rather did a light work out under the supervision of the physiotherapist.
However, Eagles spokesman Ben Alaiya said it was not a serious injury and the Dynamo Kiev striker will be available for selection against Ethiopia on Sunday.
“It’s not a very serious injury. Good enough the player did not aggravate the injury as soon as he felt it. Had it been a muscle tear, he would have been ruled out of this match,” Alaiya said.
Like it was the previous day, there was a strong signal that Keshi will start with the same team who started against Malawi last month in Calabar.
The team also took time to practice accuracy in front of goal and set-pieces, where Godfrey Oboabona and Mikel Obi emerged the preferred takers, and quick interchange of passes.
The team will depart early Saturday morning for Addis Ababa on a chartered flight.
