29-year-old Daniel Akpeyi’s invitation to the Dream Team VI camp is an indication of how desperate Samson Siasia is to make amends for the shambolic Suwon Invitational Tournament campaign for his team.
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They conceded 8 goals and lost two straight matches and whether it was down to a flaccid defense or poor goal keeping the decision to hand one of four overage slots to Akpeyi was greeted with delight by the Chippa United shot stopper.
The former Warri Wolves goal tender had become a regular for the Super Eagles and that experience will help the Nigeria U23s in Rio.
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Akpeyi described the opportunity as a privilege to be part of a difficult task but told footballlive.ng that Nigeria is capable of doing well at the Summer Games football event.