The number of Super Eagles players currently in Rabat, Morocco, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs is now 10.
This was revealed by the Super Eagles’ media officer Promise Efoghe.
According to Efoghe the arrivals of Benjamin Fredericks and Chidozie Awaziem took the number of players to double figures.
Other players who have already arrived are Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze, Tolu Arokodare, Olakunle Olusegun, Wilfred Ndidi, Moses Simon
William Troost-Ekong, Benjamin Fredericks and Chidozie Awaziem
Meanwhile 11 more players are expected to land Rabat today (Monday) for the playoffs.
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The Super Eagles will face Gabon in Thursday’s semi-finals and a win for Eric Chelle’s men will see them take on either Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo in the final on Sunday, November 16.
An emphatic 4-0 win against Benin Republic in their final Group C fixture helped the Nigerian team finish as one of the best third-placed sides.
By James Agberebi
11 Comments
As long as Osimhen has not yet arrived, no one else has arrived.
This is good.
Hahahaha What is this osimhen always feeling like hahahaha
He thought he is still in Napoli… hahahaha
Dude is not aware that he is playing in a (tolotolo) very low ranked league…
You have a game on Thursday and Monday you not in camp? Smh….
Monkey as your name sounds, why is his arrival important all of a sudden? I thought your secondary school senior prefect can score goals as you said the other day? Learn to keep shut because this forum is not for kids. I am sure some forumites have kids in Universities and graduates if not working class. Just pray that you can have a long life because of your disrespectful nature and nonchalant attitude.
Hahahaha Sure! Bring My secondary school games prefect back then to this present tolotolo league….he will guarantee 50-60 goals a season.. hahahaha
Never, Arara Tarara.
This is bad. Very bad.
Parara, parara.
Hahaha. There can only ever be one Pompei. Any other Pretender (lol) is a Pathetic (Lol) substitute. Heaven bless Pompei and all aspiring pen pushers. Lol.
I think Eric Chelle will stick to his signature 4-1-3-2 cum 4-2-2 for this encounter.
Many thanks to this Tactical Tuareg, I have come to believe in the Super Eagles being able to play with only 2 centre backs, reverting to 3 only when Ekong and Awaziem are in town.
On that note, I will start with Fredricks and Bassey in centre back. Zaidu and Osayi-Samuel will be the fullbacks.
Nwabali keeps his place, for now. (But my preference is Amas Obasoki – don’t tell anybody o!!)
Ndidi is the sole defensive midfielder, supported by Iwobi in front and to the side of him when needed.
Simon starts on the left and Chukwueze on the right of our flanks.
It’s a no brainer up front: Osihmen partners Adams.
But, there’s a problem. Back then in England, Late Coach Eriksson struggled to bench any of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in midfield: individual megastar midfielders for Liverpool and Chelsea in the EPL, a useless combination for England.
Now, Peseiro and now Chelle face the headache of wanting to play Moses Simon and Ademola Lookman at the same time which renders the right wing of the team to be a waste land, rather than the fertile ground for Chukwueze to germinate.
If Lookman and Simon are fit, Chukwueze and the Super Eagles will suffer.
How will Chelle manage this conundrum?
Very good take deo.
Lookman can partner Osihmen in attack while Simon and Chukwueze man the wings/flanks.
During the home game against Zimbabwe, we noticed that Simon was missing. So we searched up and diwn frantically for him, and thankfully, we found him. He was neatly tucked away in the back pocket of the Zimbabwe right back.
Simon simply could not get past this guy, throughout the game. He kept trying the same old, tired attempt to dribble, and the Zim right back kept slamming the door shut. Simon made that right back look so good. Hakimi would have been green with envy. The right back dominated him from start to finish.
Simon at the moment is not what he used to be. Even at his best, hr was mediocre. Now, he’s a liability. Our lack of goals is largely due to poor or even nonexistent service from the left wing into the box, which is what you get with wingers like Simon. With his dribbling being so ineffective, perhaps he should reinvent his game, like Chukwueze has done. Chuks” game was based on dribbling and pace in the past, but with that not working anymore, his game is now about intelligent passing and delightful crosses. Simon must do better, br better. He still has pace. He should focus on passing and quality crosses, as his dribbling is not working. The last thing we need is a short one in this upcoming crunch encounter.
I wonder why many of you did not apply for the job , since you all know more than the coach .very easy to yanu pata on sport paper ..
It’s only in Nigeria I see people teaching th coach what to do , arrant nonsense