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By Gowon Akpodonor
04 June 2024 | 4:15 americium
The Super Eagles became 1 of the archetypal large casualties of the nationwide onslaught by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, arsenic it stopped prima forward, Ademola Lookman and 7 others from joining the team’s campy successful Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Terem Moffi and Victor Boniface successful grooming astatine the signifier transportation of the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo… yesterday.Injury hits Bafana Bafana squad
The Super Eagles became 1 of the archetypal large casualties of the nationwide onslaught by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, arsenic it stopped prima forward, Ademola Lookman and 7 others from joining the team’s campy successful Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
The players, who arrived successful the state astatine the weekend, were incapable to alert to the team’s campy successful Uyo due to the fact that of the NLC strike, which stalled home flights nationwide.
Also caught successful the web are Maduka Okoye, Semi Ajayi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Calvin Bassey, Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi and Paul Onuachu. While 3 of the players successful Abuja and 2 successful Lagos are being expected astatine the team’s Ibom Hotel and Resorts today, the trio of midfielder Alex Iwobi, goalkeeper Maduka Okoye and guardant Ademola Lookman are expected to get successful the state today.There was nary grooming league yesterday’s evening, arsenic the players countenance intensive sessions today, time and Thursday, hopefully with a afloat house.
In his archetypal comments aft assessing his squad’s fittingness for Friday’s clash with South Africa, Super Eagles caput coach, Finidi George, assured Nigerians that his squad has what it takes to bushed the Bafana Bafana.
The Super Eagles, who failed to marque the enactment astatine the 2022 World Cup held successful Qatar, are successful a unsafe presumption successful the contention to the 2026 showpiece to beryllium co-hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico. Nigeria, with conscionable 2 points from 2 games, beryllium successful the 3rd presumption successful Group C down Rwanda (four points) and South Africa (three points).
The mediocre commencement to the run notwithstanding, Finidi said the Eagles would alteration the communicative by beating South Africa and Benin Republic.
“We person started our journey, and I judge we person players who are susceptible of doing the job. Nigerians don’t request to panic astir South Africa. We volition instrumentality it 1 crippled astatine a time. All we request present is the enactment of each Nigerians,” helium said.
The delegation of Bafana Bafana is expected to get successful Nigeria tomorrow, with the squad already booked into Four Points By Sheraton Hotel successful Ikot Ekpene.
Meanwhile, with conscionable a fewer days earlier the important crippled against Nigeria, the campy of Bafana Bafana has suffered a large wounded stroke with 1 of their prima players ruled retired of the game.
The squad resumed afloat grooming nether Hugo Broos yesterday, and midfielder Grant Kekana has been ruled retired by injury. Kekana, who was 1 of the cardinal players for Bafana astatine the 2023 African Cup of Nations successful Cote d’Ivoire, has been replaced by Given Msimango.
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The Super Eagles became 1 of the archetypal large casualties of the nationwide onslaught by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, arsenic it stopped prima forward, Ademola Lookman and 7 others from joining the team’s campy successful Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
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