The Super Eagles camp in Dubai, was lively before Wednesday morning, when national team boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi came in from the United States, but it got livelier with his arrival, as the technical crew, backroom staff and players wore broad smiles on the news that the ‘Big Boss’, was in town.

Keshi breezed into Dubai at about 7am UAE time, that is 3am Nigerian time and promptly checked into his room. The team was a little apprehensive when he did not step out for breakfast but were assured by Team Coordinator, Emmanuel Atta, that Keshi was tired and was having a nap to relief the jet lag.

By 12:30pm, when the team had its lunch, Keshi was one of the first to get to the dinning hall in his green white national team colours, with his trade mark smile welcoming players and officials to the hall.

After the meal, he asked the players to feel free by shaking off excesses in their body system before going for siesta and get prepared for the last training before the game against Egypt on Thursday evening.

He thereafter held a brief meeting with the national team staff to thank them for their unity while he was away. It was obvious on the faces of all that this leader of the national team was not made but born as the upbeat mood seemed like it has doubled.