Five Super Eagles players arrive camp after Labour suspends strike

Five Super Eagles players person arrived successful Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, up of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic.

This was disclosed by Super Eagles Media Officer, Promise Efoghe, connected Tuesday.

According to the team’s spokesperson, Semi Ajayi, Calvin Bassey, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Frank Onyeka and Paul Onuachu person arrived astatine camp.

He said the players had each arrived successful Nigeria but were incapable to link a formation to Uyo owed to the announcement of the Labour onslaught connected Monday. On Tuesday, the onslaught was suspended by Labour.

Following the accomplishment of the 5 players, the fig of players presently successful campy is present 20. The 3 players inactive being expected are Maduka Okoye, Ademola Lookman and Alex Iwobi.

After 2 games successful Group C, of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Eagles person 2 points aft 1-1 draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.

Friday’s opponents, South Africa, are 2nd connected 3 points with 1 triumph and a nonaccomplishment portion the Benin Republic are bottommost successful the six-team array with conscionable 1 point.

Rwanda, connected 4 points, apical the radical portion Lesotho and Zimbabwe each person 2 points and inhabit 4th and 5th presumption respectively.

Meanwhile, the Eagles volition beryllium looking for a archetypal location triumph against South Africa since a 2-0 triumph wrong the MKO Abiola stadium successful Abuja successful 2008.

In their past 2 trips to Nigeria, Bafana Bafana person recorded a gully (2-2) and a triumph (0-2) successful 2014 and 2017 respectively, against the Eagles some astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, the venue of Friday’s qualifiers.

At the AFCON 2023 semi-finals, the Eagles overcame South Africa 4–2 connected penalties aft 120 minutes of shot ended 1-1. It was the Nigerian team’s 4th triumph successful 4 AFCON meetings against the South Africans.