2019 AFCON Qualifiers: Eagles in first training session

22 players light up Uyo
•Libyan team coming tomorrow

Super Eagles players had their first training session yesterday ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers against Mediterranean Knights of Libya.

Also, stand-in captain Ahmed Musa and 21 others light up the team’s camp in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State ahead of Saturday’s tie.

The arrival of the players afforded the Coach Gernot Rohr-led technical crew to organize a first training session yesterday, as the three-time African champions prepare to pick three points from the Group E pace-setters.

Among those that arrived the Ibom Meridien Hotels and Resort camp, yesterday were Goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Daniel Akpeyi, as well as defenders William Ekong, Semi Ajayi, Leon Balogun, Olaoluwa Aina, Jamilu Collins, Abdullahi Shehu, Chidozie Awaziem and Kenneth Omeruo.

Others were midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Samuel Kalu, Ogenyi Onazi, John Ogu and Oghenekaro Etebo, and forwards Isaac Success, Alex Iwobi, Moses Simon, Henry Onyekuru and Kelechi Iheanacho.

Only Russia –based wing back Bryan Idowu and China-based forward Odion Ighalo are expected to join the team today.

The Mediterranean Knights top Group E with four points (from their defeat of Seychelles and draw with Libya), while South Africa (winner over Nigeria before they drew with Libya) are second and Nigeria, who lost to South Africa and defeated Seychelles, lie third.

The Libyan Football Federation confirmed on Monday that a 54 –man delegation comprising players, technical crew, backroom staff and LFF officials will fly into Ibom International Airport, Uyo aboard a chartered aircraft on Thursday.

Match officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as the referee assessor from Mali and the security officer from South Africa, will arrive in Nigeria on Thursday and then fly to Uyo on Friday morning.