Ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON in Cameroon on Sunday, Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa have joined the team’s camp base in Abuja
Musa linked up with the team on Monday afternoon as his presence brings the total number of players in camp to 14
With the opening match schedule for this Sunday, January 9, interim Coach, Augustine Eguavoen is yet to have a full house of the invited 28 players to camp.
As at Sunday, only 13 players trained at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
The 14 players in camp include Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey), Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal), Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France), Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus), Henry Onyekuru (Olympiacos, Greece), Peter Olayinka (Slavia Praha, Czech Republic) and Chidozie Awaziem (Alayanspor, Turkey)
Others are: Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa), Sadiq Umar(UD Almeria, Spain), Olisa Ndah (Orlando Pirates, South Africa), John Noble (Enyimba FC), Taiwo Awoniyi(Union Berlin, Germany).
Eagles players who play in the English Premier League are expected to join the camp on Monday and Tuesday.
The Super Eagles will begin their campaign at the 33rd edition of the competition on Tuesday next week with a clash against 2019 host, Egypt in Group D.
Nigeria have won the continental diadem three times – 1980, 1994 and 2013.
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