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Int’l friendly: 18 Super Eagles players hit camp ahead of Algeria clash

Eighteen players of Super Eagles have arrived at the Constantine camp ahead of the international friendly against Algeria on the 27th of September.

The first player to hit the Constantine camp was Chidozie Awoziem as the other seventeen out of the 25 invited players linked up.

At the time of this report, the 18 players who are already in the camp are:

1. Chidozie Awaziem
2. Maduka Okoye
3. William Ekong
4. Kenneth Omeruo
5. Olaoluwa Aina
6. Calvin Bassey
7. Zaidu Sanusi
8. Kevin Akpoguma
9. Valentine Ozornwafor (replacement for injured Leon Balogun)
10. Wilfred Ndidi
11. Frank Onyeka
12. Alex Iwobi
13. Raphael Onyedika
14. Moses Simon
15. Taiwo Awoniy
16. Chidera Ejuke
17. Cyriel Dessers
18. Terem Moffi

The six players expected to join the camp are:

19. Francis Uzoho
20. Adeleye Adebayo
21. Godwin Saviour
22. Ebube Duru
23. Kelechi Iheanacho
24. Ademola Lookman
25. Emmanuel Dennis

NB:
The likes of Valentine Ozornwafor, Godwin Saviour, Ebube Duru, and Emmanuel Dennis have been called as replacements for Leon Balogun, Ahmed Musa, Samuel Chukwueze, and Henry Onyekuru who are ruled out through injury.

Three-time African champions Nigeria and two-time African champions Algeria clash at the 40,000 Stade Olympique in Oran on Tuesday, 27th September.

Idoko Dennis

Idoko Dennis is a creative videographer/drone pilot and sport writer. He heads the sport desk and deputizes the head of Idoma TV

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