Labour strike: Uyo-bound Lookman, Iwobi, Bassey, five others stranded in Lagos, Abuja

Injury hits Bafana Bafana squad

The Super Eagles became one of the first major casualties of the nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, as it stopped star forward, Ademola Lookman and seven others from joining the team’s camp in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

In his first comments after assessing his squad’s fitness for Friday’s clash with South Africa, Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, assured Nigerians that his team has what it takes to beat the Bafana Bafana.
   
The Super Eagles, who failed to make the party at the 2022 World Cup held in Qatar, are in a dangerous position in the race to the 2026 showpiece to be co-hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico. Nigeria, with just two points from two games, sit in the third position in Group C behind Rwanda (four points) and South Africa (three points).

Meanwhile, with just a few days before the crucial game against Nigeria, the camp of Bafana Bafana has suffered a major injury blow with one of their star players ruled out of the game.

The team resumed full training under Hugo Broos yesterday, and midfielder Grant Kekana has been ruled out by injury. Kekana, who was one of the key players for Bafana at the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, has been replaced by Given Msimango.

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