Nigeria sports minister, Sani Ndanusa, has announced that the country's President, Musa Yar'Adua, will be among the crowd at the Abuja National Stadium to cheer the Super Eagles to victory on Sunday.
"The President has declared that he will be the number 12th man for the Eagles. He will therefore be at the game against Kenya on Sunday," said sports minister Ndanusa.
Last month, President Yar'Adua inaugurated a special task force to ensure that Nigeria qualify for the 2010 World Cup, saying it will be a national disaster if the country fail to do so.
In the meantime, 30 players will train later Friday at the Abuja Stadium ahead of the clash against Kenya. The players include skipper Nwankwo Kanu, Taye Taiwo, Mikel John Obi, Joseph Yobo, Chidi Odiah, John Utaka, Dickson Etuhu and Osaze Odemwingie.
Hoffenheim striker Chinedu Obasi, who has been nursing a hip injury will join up with the squad later today, so also Newcastle frontman Obafemi Martins.
Both players are not expected to play any part in Sunday's qualifier. Martins is set to undergo a hernia operation this summer, but Obasi could well return to action in time for the June 20 clash against Tunisia in Tunis.
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