Super Eagles camp update: Leicester City star arrives for Algeria

Solely two extra gamers at the moment are being anticipated as twenty-two gamers make themselves obtainable for the nationwide staff handlers

Leicester Metropolis ahead Kelechi Iheanacho is the most recent Tremendous Eagles star to reach in Constantine, the place Nigeria ate getting ready for the worldwide pleasant match towards Algeria.

Iheanacho’s Leicester Metropolis teammate Wilfred Ndidi was among the many early arrivals on the Tremendous Eagles camp a number of hours in the past.

It’s a return to worldwide obligation for Iheanacho, who was not within the Tremendous Eagles squad that kicked off their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying marketing campaign impressively in June.

With out Iheanacho, Nigeria edged Sierra Leone 2-1 in Abuja earlier than trouncing Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 away from dwelling.

Iheanacho final featured for Nigeria throughout Nigeria’s failed bid to beat Ghana for a World Cup ticket in March.

The Leicester Metropolis academy product scored Nigeria’s solely aim within the slim win over Egypt on the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon in January. That strike was Iheanacho’s twelfth for the Tremendous Eagles and his final to date in inexperienced and white.

With Iheanacho’s arrival in camp, solely two gamers – goalkeeper Francis Iheanacho and defender Ebube Duru – are nonetheless being anticipated in Constantine.

Nigeria will lock horns with Algeria in a world pleasant in Oran on September 27.