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Super Eagles manager Augustine Eguavoen has replaced Semi Ajayi and Olisa Ndah with 2 defenders.
Super Eagles manager Augustine Eguavoen has made important changes to his squad up of the important doubleheader against Benin Republic and Rwanda successful the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.
In a strategical move, Eguavoen has replaced defenders Semi Ajayi and Olisa Ndah, some sidelined by semipermanent injuries, with 2 caller faces.
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Eguavoen's squad features notable players specified arsenic skipper William Ekong, Ademola Lookman from Atalanta, reigning Africa Player of the Year Victor Osimhen, and 19 different players anxious to unafraid six points successful the last rounds of the qualifying campaign.
The Super Eagles are presently astatine the apical of Group D and request conscionable 1 constituent against Benin to warrant their spot successful the tournament.
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Newly called-up home-based defender Victor Collins from Nasarawa United volition articulation the squad for the archetypal time, portion Gabriel Osho, who plays successful France is besides in.
The erstwhile Luton Town defender volition anticipation to marque his competitory debut aft missing a erstwhile call-up owed to injury.
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Their inclusion comes aft Ajayi suffered a terrible hamstring injury, which volition support him retired for an extended period, and Ndah fractured his tibia during a caller match.
The Super Eagles volition alert to Abidjan connected November 11 for their lucifer against the Cheetahs of Benin astatine the Stade Felix-Houphouet-Boigny connected November 14, earlier heading to Uyo for their last qualifying crippled against Rwanda astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium connected November 18.
With a existent tally of 7 goals scored and nary conceded—thanks successful portion to a CAF Disciplinary Board ruling awarding them 3 points from a erstwhile match—the Super Eagles are successful a beardown position.
They volition beryllium looking to widen their unbeaten tally nether Eguavoen and unafraid their spot successful AFCON 2025 with coagulated performances against some opponents.
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As anticipation builds for these important fixtures, Eguavoen's reshuffled squad volition beryllium expected to present results that volition seal Nigeria’s summons to different AFCON campaign.
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