AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Kelechi Iheanacho Storms Super Eagles’ Uyo Camp

Kelechi Iheanacho, the Sevilla FC of Spain new signing, has joined his other colleagues in the Super Eagles camp in Uyo.

The Nigerian international stormed the camp today to swell the number of players training for the AFCON 2025.

Similarly, a statement clarified that Galatasaray new signing, Victor Osimhen and goalkeeper Maduka Okoye are expected tomorrow (Thursday September 5). The three players will swell the number of players in camp to 23.

The Super Eagles are preparing ahead of Saturday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic.

Captain William Ekong led from the front, arriving on Monday with the earliest birds, which included defenders Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, and Olisa Ndah, midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and forwards Ademola Lookman and Taiwo Awoniyi.

Goalkeeper Amas Obasogie and midfielder Wilfred Ndidi were in tow, and forward Victor Boniface and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali joined in the evening.

Yesterday morning, defender Calvin Bassey and midfielders Alex Iwobi and Frank Onyeka pitched in, before defender Benjamin Tanimu (drafted in place of Bright Osayi-Samuel), midfielder Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi, and forwards Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze landed.

In the evening, just before the team bus pulled out of the hotel for training, defender Bruno Onyemaechi of Portuguese club, Boavista and midfielder Raphael Onyedika of Belgian side, Club Brugge arrived in camp.

After Saturday’s encounter, the Super Eagles are scheduled to fly to Kigali on Sunday for Tuesday’s Matchday 2 clash with the Amavubi of Rwanda.