Players and officials of the Super Eagles are expected to start arriving in Uyo on May 30 ahead of Nigeria’s World Cup qualifier against
The Super Eagles take a group photo before their AFCON 2023 semi-final game against South Africa. Photo: AFP
Most of the 23 players listed for the games are already in Nigeria, except Joe Aribo, whose team played an English Championship promotion game against Leeds United yesterday. “I don’t know what has happened to the earlier directive that the team should assemble in Abuja before heading to Uyo, but we have been told to prepare to start receiving the players and their officials in Uyo from Thursday,” the source said.
After failing to qualify for the 2022 edition, the Super Eagles must beat South Africa and the Benin Republic in the forthcoming matches to retain hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup to be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
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