Super Eagles camp has been boosted with the arrival of Ademola Lookman and Alex Iwobi in Uyo for Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
The players just like others were held back by labour unions strike, which has now been suspended.
This is just as coach George Finidi is scratching his head over the injury suffered during training by winger Samuel Chukwueze. It was a relapse of an old thigh injury, which has kept the participation of the AC Milan player in the game in doubt. The match would be played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.
However, Finidi said he is happy with the turn out of players and also the training so far for the game, Nigeria needs to win to put their qualification for 2026 World Cup back on track.
Meanwhile, South Africa coach Hugo Broos reiterated his desire to get all points from the Super Eagles, adding that they were not out to seek revenge for the semi-final defeat handed to them by the Super Eagles at the 2023 African Cup of Nations.
“We want to have a good result against Nigeria because this is a qualifier for the World Cup and we don’t think about revenge,” the Belgian said.
