Tremendous Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong, Atalanta ahead Ademola Lookman, and England-based quartet Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Wilfred Ndidi are a few of the early arrivals within the camp for the 2025 Africa Cup of International locations qualifiers in opposition to Benin Republic and Rwanda, The PUNCH experiences.
The gamers reported at their Uyo camp on Monday, forward of the 2 fixtures, which is able to see the workforce host the Cheetahs of Benin Republic on September 7 at Godswill Akpabio World Stadium in Uyo prior to going through Amuvabi in Kigali 3 days then.
In step with the media workforce, best 11 gamers have arrived in camp as of the pace of submitting this file, with extra gamers anticipated to connect camp prior to Tuesday morning.
Troost-Ekong, who not too long ago joined Saudi Professional League membership Al-Kholood, Lookman, Nottingham Woodland duo Aina and Awoniyi, Ndidi, and South Africa-based goalkeeper Olisa Ndah and Ajayi are a few of the early birds within the Eagles camp.
Additionally in camp are Bayer Leverkusen Victor Boniface, South Africa-based goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, Lazio Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, and previous Bendel Insurance coverage goalkeeper Amas Obasogie.
Nonetheless anticipated in Uyo are unsettled Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, Fulham duo Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi, Moses Simon, Samuel Chukweuze, Maduka Okoye, Raphael Onyedika, and Kelechi Iheanacho.
Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi, Shining Osayi-Samuel, Bruno Onyemaechi, and Frank Onyeka are all additionally anticipated to reach in a while.
Captain Troost-Ekong is making a comeback to the squad, having no longer featured for the three-time African champions because the ultimate of the 2023 Africa Cup of International locations in opposition to Ivory Coast in February.
Awoniyi and Aina also are staging a go back later lacking the 2026 International Cup qualifiers in opposition to South Africa and Benin extreme week and the pleasant video games in opposition to Mali and Ghana in March.
In the meantime, Ndah is getting his first invitation since collaborating within the 2022 Africa Cup of International locations 3rd crew sport in opposition to Guinea-Bissau.
The workforce shall be led by means of NFF’s Technical Director, Augustine Eguavoen, later German trainer Bruno Labbadia, who was once introduced because the workforce’s trainer extreme Tuesday, grew to become indisposed Nigeria’s do business in.
He’s going to be assisted by means of Fidelis Ilechukwu and Daniel Ogunmodede following affirmation by means of the Director of Communications of the Nigeria Soccer Federation, Ademola Olajire, in a remark on Monday.
Nearest a second-place end in Ivory Coast previous this pace, the street to any other showpiece, which shall be performed in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, starts for Nigeria in opposition to Benin Republic on Saturday, September 7, week they’re going to face Rwanda 3 days then in Kigali.