AFCON 2025 Qualifier: Iheanacho Arrives Wednesday As Osimhen, Maduka Okoye Hit Camp Thursday

AFCON 2025 Qualifier: Iheanacho Arrives Wednesday As Osimhen, Maduka Okoye Hit Camp Thursday

By Niyi Busari

Super Eagles have their first training session on Tuesday with twenty players while Kelechi Iheanacho, Victor Osimhen and Maduka Okoye are the three players yet to arrive in Uyo, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

African Player Of The Year, Victor Osimhen and goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye will hit the Super Eagles camp as Kelechi Iheanacho is expected to arrive today.

Captain William Ekong led from the front, arriving on Monday with the earliest birds, which included defenders Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, and Olisa Ndah, midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and forwards Ademola Lookman and Taiwo Awoniyi.

Goalkeeper Amas Obasogie and midfielder Wilfred Ndidi were in too, 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.

After Saturday’s encounter, the Super Eagles are scheduled to fly to Kigali on Sunday for Tuesday’s Matchday 2 clash with the Amavubi of Rwanda.