The Super Eagles Media Officer Babafemi Raji has said that the purported refusal of the Eko hotel management to give the players access to the gym was the handiwork of a section of the media that does not want to report anything positive about the team.
Speaking exclusively with ait.live in Lagos, Raji who called for the support of the media said that, what happened was a mere misunderstanding, which some have chosen to blow out of proportion.
A video appearing to show Super Eagles’ Technical Staff in fierce verbal exchanges with some hotel staff over access to the gym, had gone viral on some social media platforms Tuesday morning.
“We were scheduled to train just within the hotel with the gym session coming first then the outdoor volley session next.
Also Read: Super Eagles camp bubbles ahead of Qatar 2022 qualifier against Liberia in Lagos
However, just as we wrapped up the gym session, one of the hotel managers came in to inspect and while the team trained at a section of the gym just doing light stretches, he yelled at his members of staff, and that caused a distraction to the team’s session which, although light, required concentration.
While the back and forth between the manager of the hotel, his staff, and some officials of the Super Eagles were on, the gym session however continued and lasted 45 minutes, which was 15 minutes more than the earlier scheduled 30 minutes, coach of the team, Gernot Rohr later assembled the entire team to give further instructions on the next session which was the volley outdoor session”, Raji narrated.
Nigeria will clash against Liberia on September 3, 2021, in a Qatar 2021 Qualifier at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere Lagos.
Edited: Tunde Orebiyi
