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AFCON 2022: Super Eagles Open Camp On Wednesday In Abuja

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Dec 28, 2021.

Super Eagles Set To Open Camp On Wednesday In Abuja In Preparation For AFCON 2022

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Super Eagles Bolton White Apartments camp in Abuja is expected to come alive on Wednesday with all the players.

The World League Forum, an umbrella organisation covering the major league clubs from around the globe, had hinted over the weekend that players would be released for the Africa Cup of Nations from January 3 rather than the December 27 date set by FIFA.

But officials have reportedly disclosed that despite another chaotic build-up, the Super Eagles will depart for the AFCON in Cameroon on January 5, which will be six days before their opening group game against seven-time champions Egypt in Garoua.

The dismissal of coach Gernot Rohr just weeks to the AFCON as well as the NFF indecisiveness over whether a new foreign coach or caretaker coach Austin Eguavoen will lead the team will most certainly affect team preparation adversely.

The Eagles training camp in Abuja will now open on Wednesday with Enyimba goalkeeper John Noble, South Africa-based pair of Daniel Akpeyi and Olisa Ndah as well as Odion Ighalo from Saudi Arabia expected to be the early birds in.

But most of the 28 players picked for the tournament are now expected to be released by their European clubs much closer to the team’s departure to Cameroon.

Rangers FC stars Joe Aribo and Leon Balogun, Zaidu Sanusi from FC Porto and Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho are due to join up by January 3.

The team’s chaotic build-up means that it will be very difficult to arrange a decent warm-up game before their opening group game.

Officials had hoped for at least three test games to prepare the Eagles for the AFCON.

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