The senior national team of Nigeria had their first full training session under the new interim coach of the team Austine Eguavoen ahead of their AFCON 2025 qualifiers games against Benin Republic and Rwanda respectively.
Benin Republic will be their guest in Uyo on the 7th of September before travelling to play Rwanda three days later. Ahead of the games Eguavoen put the players through their paces and tactical demands.
Eguavoen had 20 players at his disposal, a number which has now swell to 21 following the arrival of Kelechi Iheanacho, only Victor Osimhen and Maduka Okoye are yet to arrive in the camp of the team.
Yesterday’s training saw the players go up against themselves in a little training game under the watchful eyes of the coach , in the session which lasted close to two hours.
One of the standout player in the session was Nantes winger Moses Simon, who has started the season on fire with two goals and one assists in three games so far in Ligue 1. He stole the show with his quick feet, dribbles , passes and shot which were mostly on target.
Victor Boniface showed his range in the shooting drills with his consistency in hitting the target, the same as Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Alex Iwobi. Samuel Chukwueze was his usual sef gliding past his wingers with ease.
Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali also impressed playing as an outfield player during the session matching up his performance during the shooting drills, which had all goalkeepers up against the players.
Below is how they lined up in the small test game.
In Red Bibs. (Winning Team).
Benjamin Tanimu
Calvin Bassey
Olisa Ndah
Amass Obasogie
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Stanley Nwabali *
Alex Iwobi
Alhassan Yusuf
Ademola Lookman
Samuel Chukwueze
Bruno Onyemaechi
In Blue Bibs.
Moses Simon
Taiwo Awoniyi
Victor Boniface
Wilfred Ndidi
Frank Onyeka
Raphael Onyedika
Ola Aina
William Troost-Ekong
Semi Ajayi
Stanley Nwabali
