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                                            Lone Star Coach Roberto Landi



Written by Gonue Karyah

The head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, will lead a team made up of local-based players, known as “Super Eagles B” against Coach Roberto Landi’s home based players, also referred to as Lone Star B.

Reports say the Keshi men are expected in the country between today and Friday, to challenge their host (Lone Star) on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville, outside Monrovia, in an encounter which officials of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) termed as “Inaugural Football.”


LFA officials say the international friendly is in observation of the second inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia and Africa’s first elected female president.

The international friendly between both sides is also in preparation of the Africa Cup of Nations 2013 qualification which is expected to kickoff next month.

Liberia, like Nigeria, missed out on qualification for the 2012 AFCON and are now rebuilding under their respective coaches, and both have called up a group of promising players from the local league as a platform of building for the future.

The full listings for Sunday’s game are expected to be released today as well as the official time and entrance fees for the game.

Liberia’s acceptance to play Nigeria is owing to the refusal of Teranga Lions of Senegal due to the fierce rivalry between both countries in football.

Stephen Keshi indicated that playing against a full-strength Teranga Lions with his side made up of new players from the local league is disastrous.