The Super Eagles of Nigeria’s preparation for their upcoming International Friendlies has gathered significant momentum, with 15 players officially reporting to the team’s training camp in Antalya, Turkey.
The early arrivals signal a high level of commitment as head coach Eric Chelle begins tactical sessions for the double-header against Iran and Jordan.
Arrivals include Fisayo Bashiru, Alex Iwobi, Emmanuel Oluwasegun, Yira Sor, Paul Onuachu and Philip Otele. Others are Semi Ajayi, Moses Simon, Francis Uzoho, Bruno Onyemaechi and Bright Osayi-Samuel.
Also in camp are Frank Onyeka, Adebayo Adeleye, Samuel Chukwueze and Maduka Okoye. More arrivals are expected late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
The team is camped at the Bellis Deluxe Hotel in Antalya, with the first training session scheduled for Wednesday at 4 p.m. local time (2 p.m. in Nigeria). The camp opened at noon on Tuesday with the arrival of coaches and team officials.
Head Coach Eric Chelle had earlier named captain Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Ademola Lookman in a 23-man squad for the matches.
The fixtures were moved from Amman to Antalya due to the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.nThe Super Eagles will face Iran on March 27th at 4 p.m., before taking on Jordan on March 31st at 8 p.m. in Antalya.
