- Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong has motivated his teammates up of Nigeria's upcoming lucifer against Rwanda
- Coach Eric Chelle led an full grooming league with the 23-man squad arsenic they hole to look the Amavubi connected Friday
- Nigeria beryllium successful 5th spot with 3 points from 4 matches, portion Rwanda, South Africa, and Benin Republic are tied with 7 points each successful CAF qualification Group C
William Troost-Ekong has urged his teammates to unafraid each 3 points against Rwanda successful Kigali.
The Super Eagles officially opened campy connected Sunday, with six players joining connected Monday, followed by the afloat squad's accomplishment connected Tuesday.
Nigeria is connected the brink of missing their 2nd consecutive World Cup if they neglect to unafraid a triumph connected Friday.

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Ekong leads the way
Super Eagles skipper William Troost-Ekong wants the squad to enactment successful other enactment up of Nigeria's upcoming lucifer against Rwanda.
According to Punch, the Al Kholood subordinate is rallying astir his teammates to absorption connected getting 3 points successful Kigali.
The 31-year-old believes that the squad needs to spell consecutive to concern successful the must-win encounter.
Ekong posted connected his X grip erstwhile Twitter:
“Touchdown, Naija let’s get to work”
The AFCON metallic medallist arrived connected Tuesday greeting successful institution of reigning CAF Player of the Year Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina, Calvin Bassey, and Joe Aribo.
Super Eagles fans person reacted to the societal media station of the captain
@ojbsports said:
Ekongi!! Omo lile.@OnasanyaEniola3 wrote:
We tin hold to spot you connected the transportation ..welcome back@MartinsEsq1 added:
Rwanda indispensable not people you guys defence @CalvinBassey.@Aina2Ola, we request the 3 points much than AFCON trophy @victorosimhen9 @Alookman_@kaygold4u said:
Please bash everything you tin to get each the needed points. And we volition beryllium grateful.@Markshg wrote:
King. Help america suffice for World CupWe can't ticker different countries playing without Nigeria❤️
@Tonie_leo added:
We expect thing little than back-to-back triumph for the Super Eagles. We privation you each the best.After facing Rwanda connected Friday, the Super Eagles volition instrumentality location for the 2nd crippled of this model against Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium successful Uyo adjacent Tuesday.

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NFF issues informing to Super Eagles
The Nigerian Football Federation person issued a beardown connection to the Super Eagles up of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches this month.
Nigeria, nether Jose Peseiro, played frustrating draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe and nether Finidi George drew South Africa and mislaid to Benin Republic.
As contained successful an official communique issued by the federation, it confirmed that each logistics and wide enactment services person been enactment successful spot for the team, and urged the players to spell for each maximum points.
“The Executive Committee charged the players to spell each retired for the six points successful some matches to boost Nigeria’s qualification hopes,” a portion of the connection reads.“It besides called connected each Nigerians to enactment and promote the squad successful immoderate just and due mode they are competent to, successful bid to warrant triumph successful some matches.”Pakistan manager sends informing to Chelle
Legit.ng earlier reported that the caput manager of the Pakistani nationalist shot squad Stephen Constantine has sent a warning to the Super Eagles manager up of the upcoming matches.
According to the tactician, the Wasps can spell shoulder-to-shoulder with immoderate large squad connected the African continent.
He said the erstwhile Mali gaffer should not look astatine the country's size of his opponent.
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