The Nigeria international defender signed a three-year deal for the Parkhead club from Israeli side FC Ashdod on Friday but is believed to have missed the deadline to be eligible.Free Celtic V Hibernian Stream Free Online Video Of Scottish Premier League Sunday 1st September 2012 Kickoff and Time Table scheduled for 16:00 CET.Skipper Scott Brown will be rested for a few weeks as he tries to recover from an ongoing hip complaint and striker Georgios Samaras will miss the game with a back injury while defenders Thomas Rogne (ankle) and Charlie Mulgrew (Achilles) are doubts.Hibernian midfielder Lewis Stevenson returns to the squad for the game against the Bhoys.
But Stevenson, who fractured a toe against Hearts and has just resumed training, may be deemed short of match practice.
Captain James McPake will return to the team after being rested for the Scottish Communities League Cup defeat by Queen of the South.
Celtic prepare to entertain Hibernian at Parkhead on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 98 wins out of 150 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Parkhead was less than a year ago, in October 2011, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.
Celtic striker Tony Watt : "If I scored there, it would be a different level to scoring away from home.
"It would be unbelievable because the crowd was always going to be good."
Hibernian defender Tim Clancy : "We have got to bounce back from Tuesday. It was a terrible performance.
"There is not much we can do about it now, but we have to learn from it.
"It was a wake-up call that you can't go into any game below 100 per cent.
"This is a massive game and we have all got to be at it - and we certainly owe the fans.
"The league form has shown we are hopefully capable of getting a result.
"Every team that goes to Celtic Park are the underdogs and rightly so, because they have got very talented players and have just qualified for the Champions League.
"We have just got to go there and concentrate on our own game. It's a great arena to play football."
But Stevenson, who fractured a toe against Hearts and has just resumed training, may be deemed short of match practice.
Captain James McPake will return to the team after being rested for the Scottish Communities League Cup defeat by Queen of the South.
Celtic prepare to entertain Hibernian at Parkhead on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 98 wins out of 150 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Parkhead was less than a year ago, in October 2011, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.
Celtic striker Tony Watt : "If I scored there, it would be a different level to scoring away from home.
"It would be unbelievable because the crowd was always going to be good."
Hibernian defender Tim Clancy : "We have got to bounce back from Tuesday. It was a terrible performance.
"There is not much we can do about it now, but we have to learn from it.
"It was a wake-up call that you can't go into any game below 100 per cent.
"This is a massive game and we have all got to be at it - and we certainly owe the fans.
"The league form has shown we are hopefully capable of getting a result.
"Every team that goes to Celtic Park are the underdogs and rightly so, because they have got very talented players and have just qualified for the Champions League.
"We have just got to go there and concentrate on our own game. It's a great arena to play football."