The arrival of Cyriel Dessers and Francis Uzoho has increased the variety of Super Eagles players within the camp ahead of the friendly against Portugal to 22 players.
As of the time of the report, the Super Eagles have conducted only one training which had 19 players in participation.
The 19 players who participated in the primary training session are:
1. William Troost-Ekong2. Alex Iwobi3. Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi4. Kevin Akpoguma5. Oghenekaro Etebo6. Chidiebube Gideon “Ebube” Duru7. Dennis Emmanuel8. Paul Onuachu,9. Ademola Lookman,10. Calvin Bassey11. Joe Aribo,12. Tyrone Ebuehi13. Frank Onyeka,14. Terem Moffi15. Chidozie Awoziem16. Shiny Osayi Samuel17. Adebayo Adeleye18. Wilfred Ndidi19. Moses Simon
Training done! 19 players in camp: Adeleye, Ekong, Ndidi, Iwobi, Onyemaechi, Akpoguma, Etebo, Duru, Dennis, Onuachu, Lookman, Bassey, Aribo, Ebuehi, Onyeka, Moffi, Awaziem, Shiny, Simon. Expected: Uzoho, Okoye, Dessers, Chukwueze #SoarSuperEagles #PORNGA pic.twitter.com/sH6dzfRaLq
— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) November 14, 2022
Just one goalkeeper participated in the primary training session held last night.
After the training session, Maduka Okoye joined the team yesterday.
Today, Cyriel Dessers and Francis Uzoho joined the team to extend the number to 22.
The 22 players in camp on the time of this report:
1. William Troost-Ekong2. Alex Iwobi3. Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi4. Kevin Akpoguma5. Oghenekaro Etebo6. Chidiebube Gideon “Ebube” Duru7. Dennis Emmanuel8. Paul Onuachu,9. Ademola Lookman,10. Calvin Bassey11. Joe Aribo,12. Tyrone Ebuehi13. Frank Onyeka,14. Terem Moffi15. Chidozie Awoziem16. Shiny Osayi Samuel17. Adebayo Adeleye18. Wilfred Ndidi19. Moses Simon20. Maduka Okoye21. Cyriel Dessers22. Francis Uzoho
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portuguese teammates also held a training session ahead of the friendly game as they prepare for the world cup.
From the look of things, all of the players were already within the camp as they prepare for the Thursday game against Nigeria ahead of their World Cup opener against Ghana.
The friendly match between Nigeria and Portugal will happen on Thursday, November 17 at 19:45 pm.
