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AFCON Qualifiers: Eagles Await Osimhen, Iheanacho, Okoye As Training Begins In Uyo

The Super Eagles are awaiting three players as the team’s camp continue to bubble ahead of the crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic and the Amavubi of Rwanda.

As at the time of going to press, only former Lille of France striker, Victor Osimhen, who yesterday morning moved to Galatasaray of Turkey on a year loan deal from Napoli of Italy, forward Kelechi Iheanacho, who also moved to Sevilla in the Spanish Laliga at the start of the current season and goalkeeper Maduka Okoye of Italian side, Udinese, who are expected to arrive today and tomorrow, respectively.

The team captain, Williams Troost-Ekong, led 19 others to train with only victory on their mind as the team hopes to return to winning ways after their slow start to the World Cup qualifiers with three points from four games played already.

Among the early birds on Monday was Ekong with others like defenders Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, and Olisa Ndah, midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and forwards Ademola Lookman and Taiwo Awoniyi also arriving on Monday morning.

Goalkeeper, Amas Obasogie and midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi were in tow, and forward Victor Boniface and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali joined in the evening.

On Tuesday morning, defender Calvin Bassey and midfielders Alex Iwobi and Frank Onyeka pitched in, before defender Benjamin Tanimu (drafted in place of Bright Osayi-Samuel), midfielder Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi, and forwards Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze landed.

In the evening, just before the team bus pulled out of the hotel for training, defender Bruno Onyemaechi (of Portuguese club Boavista) and midfielder Raphael Onyedika (of Belgian side Club Brugge) arrived in camp.

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