Friendly: Super Eagles step up preparations for Russia clash with 19 players

Nineteen players are presently successful the Super Eagles’ campy successful Nizhny Novgorod up of their planetary affable against Russia connected Tuesday.

The squad has been weakened by injuries and the refusal of immoderate clubs to merchandise their players for the encounter.

Captain Wilfred Ndidi and Victor Akpe were incapable to honour the invitation owed to injury, portion Bright Osayi-Samuel, Raphael Onyedika and Ridwan Abdulrasaq Popoola were prevented from travelling to Russia by their respective clubs.

Late invitee Ibraheem Ajasa of FC Rostov, Russia, arrived astatine the team’s campy connected Monday, bringing the fig of players successful campy to 19.

The Super Eagles volition clasp their last grooming league contiguous arsenic they enactment the finishing touches to their preparations for Tuesday’s affable against Russia.

The crippled slated for the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium volition kick-off astatine 5pm Nigerian time.

19 Players In Camp

Moses Simon
Akor Adams
Stanley Nwabali
Kelechi Iheanacho
Emmanuel Fernandez
Benjamin Frederick
Wilfred Igor
Samuel James
Kenneth Igb...