Fifteen Super Eagles players were involved in training in Uyo on Sunday in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic.
This was revealed by the new Eagles Media Officer Promise Efoghe.
The Eagles will host South Africa inside the Godswill Akpabio stadium on Friday 7, June 2024 in their third Group C game.
On 10 June, the team will travel to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to take on Benin Republic on matchday four.
According to the Media Officer, 13 players trained on Sunday morning while two more arrived thereafter and 15 trained later in the evening.
Finidi George talking with the players
Efoghe then stated that eight more players are still being expected in camp ahead of the double header games.
Among the 15 players in camp are Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Samuel Chukwueze, Stanley Nwabali, Terem Moffi, Victor Boniface and Raphael Onyedika.
Others are Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Alhassan Yusuf, Chidozie Awaziem, Ojo Olorunleke, Ismaila Sodiq, Ibrahim Olawoyin and Benjamin Tanimu.
While the eight players still being expected are Maduka Okoye, Semi Ajayi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Calvin Bassey, Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi, Ademola Lookman and Paul Onuachu.
Meanwhile, the Eagles will be without Victor Osimhen, William Troost-Ekong, Zaidu Sanusi and Moses Simon due to injury.
Players in camp:
1. Ndidi Wilfred
2. Kelechi Iheanacho
3. Chukwueze Samuel
4. Fisayo Bashiru
5. Terem Moffi
6. Nwabali Stanley
7. Ismaila Sodiq
8. Kenneth Igboke
9. Ojo Olorunleke
10. Benjamin Tanimu
11. Ibrahim Olawoyin
12. Boniface Victor
13. Raphael Onyedika
14. Chidozie Awaziem
15. Alhassan Yusuf
Players yet to arrive:
Maduka Okoye
Semi Ajayi
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Calvin Bassey
Frank Onyeka
Alex Iwobi
Ademola Lookman
Paul Onuachu
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Yet to arrive: Daniel Amokachi
Was watching the training highlights on Victor Modo channel on YouTube. It looked an intensive session with Chima Onyeike, the Dutch-born fitness coach seriously drilled them that the players looked drained at the end of the session.
Finidi, James, and Baruwa didn’t do much, except for the pep talk by Finidi later. He seemed to have adopted a soft, laissez faire leadership style – a sharp departure from Keshi’s imposing, non-nonsense or Oliseh’s autocratic and tactless approach.
Hope it works for him and he isn’t forced to find a middle ground later. Example, Amokachi was conspicuously absent.
Lets see if Tanimu will start against SA.