Nigeria goalkeeper trainer Ike Shorumu has said hat the foreign-based pros have struggled with the heat in Calabar in training.

”I noticed that the players struggled on the first and second day of training with the weather. You know most of them are coming from a very cold region to the heat in Calabar. So it was expected. But right now they have been able to adjust,” he told MTNFootball.com

Otherwise, the former international goalkeeper said they have been impressed with the commitment of the players ahead of Sunday’s 2014 World Cup qualifier against Namibia.

“We are so far impressed with their response to the training sessions and it gives us a lot of confidence ahead of the game against Namibia,” Shorunmu disclosed.

The Eagles will observe Wednesday as a rest day.
The move according to top officials of the team is to allow the players time to rest after two days of hectic session.

The team would not however go without a task on Wednesday as coach Stephen Keshi has handed the team psychologist Robinson Okosun the day to make his presentation ahead of the Sunday’s clash.

”The players already understand the task ahead but there is a need to make them understand the expectations of Nigerians plus the need to build confidence on every Nigerian out there,” Okosun said

”After watching the team in three separate sessions I must confess that I am impressed with the response level but a little psychological work needs to be done to prepare their minds for Sunday.”