Labour strike: Uyo-bound Lookman, Iwobi, Bassey, five others stranded in Lagos, Abuja
Injury hits Bafana Bafana squad
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Injury hits Bafana Bafana squad
Europa League hat-trick hero, Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi, goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, and Calvin Bassey are among eight players still being expected at the Super Eagles’ Uyo camp as the senior national team began training for Friday’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against South Africa.
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Eight Super Eagles players are yet to arrive in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic due to the ongoing indefinite strike in the country.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles are continuing their preparations for the crucial World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic, even though the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress has prevented head coach Finidi George from having all invited players in camp.
Europa League hat-trick hero, Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi, goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, and Calvin Bassey are among eight players still being expected at the Super Eagles’ Uyo camp as the senior national team began training for Friday’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against South Africa.
Chieftains of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are racing against time to ensure Super Eagles stars learn and perfect the reversed national anthem barely seven days before their World Cup qualifiers against Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Uyo, The Guardian can report.
Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, has named his final 23-man squad for next month’s back-to-back 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe.