Nigeria clash with Ghana, Rwanda prepare for Algeria in World Cup qualifier warm-ups

• Nigeria person finalised plans to look West African rivals Ghana successful an planetary affable during the upcoming FIFA model allocated for African nations successful May
• The Super Eagles missed retired connected the 2022 World Cup successful Qatar aft a 1-1 gully with the Black Stars astatine the Moshood Abiola Stadium successful Abuja
• Nigeria hazard missing their 2nd consecutive FIFA World Cup quality pursuing an underwhelming commencement to the existent qualifiers

Nigeria volition enactment successful the highly publicised Unity Cup, wherever they are acceptable to look Ghana connected May 28.

Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle described the tourney arsenic portion of the team’s mentation for the last circular of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Nigeria are presently struggling successful CAF Qualification Group C, having secured conscionable 7 points from six matches. In contrast, the Black Stars beryllium comfortably atop Group I with 15 points from the aforesaid fig of games.

Super Eagles to look rivals Black Stars successful Unity Cup clash up of World Cup qualifiers. Photo by: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP.
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Chelle revealed that caller players volition beryllium fixed a accidental to beryllium themselves, arsenic helium has been tasked by the Nigeria Football Federation to person foreign-based endowment to perpetrate to the nationalist team.

Several European-born players person already pledged their allegiance to Nigeria, with respective others adjacent to finalising their switch.

The Unity Cup volition besides feature Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, with matches acceptable to instrumentality spot astatine Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium successful London from May 27 to 31 per Punch.

The Black Stars ended Super Eagles' imagination of participating successful the 2022 FIFA World Cup pursuing a 1-1 gully astatine the Moshood Abiola stadium per Al Jazeera.

Meanwhile, Nigerians eagerly await the day of the much-anticipated lucifer against Russia successful the coming weeks.

Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle is acceptable to tract caller players arsenic his squad prepares for their upcoming affable against Ghana. Photo by: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP.
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Rwanda to look Algeria successful affable match

Rwanda person concluded plans to instrumentality connected Algeria successful a affable lucifer scheduled for June 5 astatine Stade de la Constantine.

According to New Times, the Amavubi are anxious to code their shortcomings pursuing a disappointing tally successful the World Cup qualifiers past March.

Adel Amrouche’s broadside suffered a decision to Nigeria’s Super Eagles astatine the Amahoro Stadium earlier managing a gully against Lesotho.

The Rwandan squad volition beryllium aiming for a beardown comeback successful the adjacent circular of World Cup qualifiers.

Meanwhile, Group I leaders Algeria volition usage the affable arsenic mentation for their upcoming qualifying matches against Botswana and Guinea.

Nigeria successful choky spot for World Cup qualification

The Super Eagles look a daunting situation successful their quest to suffice for the 2026 FIFA World Cup successful the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

According to BBC, Nigeria secured a 2-0 triumph implicit Rwanda astatine the Amahoro Stadium successful Kigali, with some goals scored by Victor Osimhen.

The three-time AFCON champions are acceptable to big the Amavubi successful their seventh qualifying lucifer connected September 1 astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium successful Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Rwanda presently beryllium successful 2nd spot with 8 points, portion Nigeria way intimately down successful 4th with 7 points.

Urhoghide opts for Nigeria

Legit.ng earlier reported that FC Dallas defender Osaze Urhoghide has opted for Nigeria over the state of his birth, the Netherlands, and the state successful which helium was raised, the Netherlands.

In caller years, the Nigeria Football Federation and caput coaches of the Super Eagles person been looking for foreign-born Nigeria-eligible players to play for the team.

He has yet to correspond immoderate state astatine younker levels, making him a call-up distant from playing for the Super Eagles. He had antecedently trained with Nigeria's U19 team.

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